Simmering power station

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Simmering power station is an operating power station of at least 1240-megawatts (MW) in Vienna, Austria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Simmering power station Vienna, Vienna, Austria 48.1815, 16.4334 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit Sim1, Unit Sim2, Unit Sim3: 48.1815, 16.4334

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit Sim1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 840[5] combined cycle[5] 2009[2]
Unit Sim2 operating[6] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[7] 60[7] steam turbine[7] 2009[7] 2022 (planned)
Unit Sim3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 340[5] combined cycle[5] 2009[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 Parent
Unit Sim1 Wien Energie GmbH [100%] Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH
Unit Sim2 Wien Energie GmbH [100%] Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH
Unit Sim3 Wien Energie GmbH [100%] Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH

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/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125154243/https://oesterreichsenergie.at/kraftwerkskarte. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172454/https://data.open-power-system-data.org/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180016/https://www.wienenergie.at/privat/erleben/standorte/kraftwerk-simmering/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125031845/https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/2000098953066/fortbestand-von-kraftwerk-simmering-wackelt. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

Additional data

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