Saint Fons power station

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Saint Fons power station is an operating power station of at least 86-megawatts (MW) in Saint Fons, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Saint Fons power station Saint Fons, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 45.6864, 4.84071 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 45.6864, 4.84071

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 43[2] gas turbine[2] 1999[2]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 43[4][2] gas turbine[2] 2004[2]

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
Unit 1 Air Liquide SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Air Liquide SA [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): textiles[2]
  • Captive industry: Both[2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/705414954. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://www.geaerospace.com/press-release/marine-industrial-engines/ge-receives-contracts-tssi-two-lm6000-gas-turbines-two. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://www.rhone.gouv.fr/content/download/33896/191122/file/2018_11_22_Saint%20Fons.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809004600/https://odre.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/registre-national-installation-production-stockage-electricite-agrege/table/?disjunctive.epci&disjunctive.departement&disjunctive.region&disjunctive.filiere&disjunctive.combustible&disjunctive.combustiblessecondaires&disjunctive.technologie&disjunctive.regime&disjunctive.gestionnaire&sort=codeinseecommune. Archived from the original on 09 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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