Papier- Und Kartonfabrik Varel (PVK) power station

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Papier- Und Kartonfabrik Varel (PVK) power station is an operating power station of at least 31-megawatts (MW) in Varel, Niedersachsen, Germany. It is also known as PVK.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Papier- Und Kartonfabrik Varel (PVK) power station Varel, Niedersachsen, Germany 53.4032, 8.1282 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 53.4032, 8.1282

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[2] 31[2] steam turbine[2] yes[3] 1989[3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Papier- u. Kartonfabrik Varel GmbH & Co. KG[4] Papier- u. Kartonfabrik Varel GmbH & Co. KG [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[5]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[5]

Background

This power station provides 64 MW of combined heat-and-power to PK-Varel's paper mill, located in Varel, Germany.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219043348/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202193125/https://www.pkvarel.com/en/sustainability/. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202185330/https://www.pkvarel.com/unternehmen/. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211119203908/https://technology.risiinfo.com/packaging-technology/europe/germany-s-pkv-increases-production-and-reduces-co2-emissions. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202193125/https://www.pkvarel.com/en/sustainability/. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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