Ringvaart power station
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Ringvaart power station is an operating power station of at least 385-megawatts (MW) in Gent, East Flanders, Belgium with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ringvaart power station | Gent, East Flanders, Belgium | 51.1049, 3.7257 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 51.1049, 3.7257
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[2][3] | 385[2][3] | combined cycle[2] | – | 1998[4] | – |
| Unit 2 | cancelled[5] | fossil gas - natural gas[5] | 235[5] | gas turbine[5] | – | – | – |
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 | Luminus NV/SA [100%] | EDF Belgium SA [68.6%]; Pubilec CVBA/SCRL [26.4%] |
| Unit 2 | Luminus NV/SA [100%] | EDF Belgium SA [68.6%]; Pubilec CVBA/SCRL [26.4%] |
Background
This power station is owned by Luminus, a subsidiary of EDF. In 2021, Luminus withdrew a proposal to build an additional 235 MW of power in gas-fired turbines.[6] The company cited "legal uncertainty" as their reason for the withdrawal, following strong protests against the addition of new gas plants by Ghents MiliueFront (Environmental front of Ghent).[7][8]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172523/https://www.elia.be/en/grid-data/power-generation/generating-facilities. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173814/https://zenodo.org/records/3349843. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831154208/https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/milieu-energie/tessenderlo-luminus-en-eneco-kandidaat-voor-gascentrales/10335881.html. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Steel, Tobe (Sep 30th, 2021). "Tessenderlo Luminus en Eneco Kandidaat voor Gascentrales". De Tijd. Retrieved May 24th, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Atlantico. "Belgique : une association écologiste refuse de lutter contre un projet de centrales au gaz pour ne pas compromettre la sortie du nucléaire". Atlantico (in français). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.be. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
