San Filippo del Mela power station
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San Filippo del Mela power station (Centrale di San Filippo del Mela) is an operating power station of at least 960-megawatts (MW) in San Filippo del Mela, Messina, Italy with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as SAN FILIPPO MELA NUOVO.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| San Filippo del Mela power station | San Filippo del Mela, Messina, Italy | 38.20216, 15.28317 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit CC1, Unit CC2: 38.20216, 15.28317
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[3] | heavy fuel oil[3] | 160[3] | steam turbine[3] | yes[3] | 1971[3] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[3] | heavy fuel oil[3] | 160[3] | steam turbine[3] | yes[3] | 1971[3] | – |
| Unit 5 | operating[3] | heavy fuel oil[3] | 320[3] | steam turbine[3] | yes[3] | 1975[3] | – |
| Unit 6 | operating[3] | heavy fuel oil[3] | 320[3] | steam turbine[3] | yes[3] | 1976[3] | – |
| Unit CC1 | pre-construction[4] | gas, bioenergy - unknown[4][5] | 579[4] | gas turbine[4] | no[4] | 2025[6] | – |
| Unit CC2 | pre-construction[4] | waste heat, bioenergy - unknown[4][5] | 280[4] | steam turbine[4] | no[4] | 2025[6] | – |
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 | A2A Energiefuture[7] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | A2A Energiefuture[7] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | A2A Energiefuture[7] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | A2A Energiefuture[7] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit CC1 | A2A Energiefuture[7] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit CC2 | A2A Energiefuture[7] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
Background
The electrical station currently houses 960 MW of oil-fired power generation, but is seeking to build 2 new gas generation units with a total of 859 MW of generating power.[8] The two units can both run on natural gas.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211112210931/http://sinva.minambiente.it/mapviewer/index.html?collection=http%3A%2F%2Fsinva.minambiente.it%2FWMC%2FCollection%2FVA%2F86C265EB-8A42-4712-9960-042A750D2073&l=it. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://it.ejatlas.org/conflict/inceneritore-della-valle-del-mela https://www.a2aenergiefuture.eu/gruppo/cms/ene/comunicazione/san-filippo-del-mela/index.html; https://it.ejatlas.org/conflict/inceneritore-della-valle-del-mela.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 https://web.archive.org/web/20220926033556/https://www.gruppoa2a.it/it/chi-siamo/nostri-impianti/termoelettrici/centrale-san-filippo. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20211112205149/https://va.minambiente.it/File/Documento/393408. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124232030/https://www.gruppoa2a.it/it/chi-siamo/nostri-impianti. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220708203806/https://a2a-be.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/a2a/A2A-Brochure-SanFilippoDelMela.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125023927/https://carbontracker.org/reports/foot-off-the-gas-italy/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Centrale Termoelettrica di San Filippo del Mela (ME) - Centrale a olio combustibile - A2A". A2A S.p.A. (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-05-06.
Additional data
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