Schwarze Pumpe power station
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Schwarze Pumpe power station is an operating power station of at least 1600-megawatts (MW) in Spremberg, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Schwarze Pumpe power station | Spremberg, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany | 51.537855, 14.353492 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit A, Unit B: 51.537855, 14.353492
- Unit CC: 51.53786, 14.35349
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit A | operating | coal - lignite | 800 | supercritical | – | 1997 | 2038 (planned) |
| Unit B | operating | coal - lignite | 800 | supercritical | – | 1998 | 2038 (planned) |
| Unit CC | pre-construction[1][2] | gas[1] | 800[1] | combined cycle[1] | yes[1] | 2028[1] | – |
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 A | Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG [100.0%] | – |
| Unit B | Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG [100.0%] | – |
| Unit CC | Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG[1] | LEAG Holding [100.0%] |
Background
Schwarze Pumpe power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,600 MW. The plant was completed between 1997 and 1988, and is owned by Vattenfall Group.[3]
CCS test plant
Starting in 2006, there was a 30 MW carbon capture and storage test plant at the site. On May 6 2014, Vattenfall announced that it was discontinuing all research into CCS because they found its costs and the energy it requires makes the technology unviable.[4]
Proposed plant
In 2009, the Environmental Defense Fund reported plans for a "lignite-fired power plant to replace obsolete unit at Schwarze Pumpe (Bradenburg)".[5] The new plant was never built.
However, a new plan was unveiled for an 800 MW gas-fired power unit, which is expected to also be capable of burning a partial mix of Hydrogen. The new unit is planned to start at 2028, with the retirement of the currently existing units.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230327223126/https://www.klimareporter.de/strom/gruenes-maentelchen-fossile-seele. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.medienservice.sachsen.de/medien/news/1062983.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Schwarze Pumpe power station". Siemens. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ↑ "Schwarze Pumpe Fact Sheet: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Project," MIT, updated Feb 12, 2016
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants Financed by International Public Investment Institutions Since 1994", Appendix to Foreclosing the Future: Coal, Climate and International Public Finance: Investment in coal-fired power plants hinders the fight against global warming, Environmental Defense, April 2009.
- ↑ https://www.klimareporter.de/strom/gruenes-maentelchen-fossile-seele.
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Additional data
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