Värtaverket power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Värtaverket power station is an operating power station of at least 130-megawatts (MW) in Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Värtaverket power station Stockholm, Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden 59.353269, 18.100901 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase 2 Unit 1: 59.353269, 18.100901
  • Unit 1, Unit 8: 59.3523, 18.103

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase 2 Unit 1 retired coal - bituminous 141 subcritical 1990 2020
Unit 1 announced[1] bioenergy - unknown, fossil liquids - unknown[2] 226[3] 1976[4]
Unit 8 operating[5] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[6] 130[3] 2016[7]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase 2 Unit 1 Stockholm Exergi AB [100.0%]
Unit 1 Stockholm Exergi[3]
Unit 8 Stockholm Exergi[3]

Background

Värtaverket power station began operations as a fossil fuel plant with coal- and oil-burning units. The plant's oil-fired CHP (combined heat and power) unit, known as KVV1, was commissioned in 1976.[8][9] The coal-fired unit, with a capacity of 120 MW, started up in 1990 and was retired in April 2020.[10]

In 2016, a new biomass-fired CHP (combined heat and power) unit began operating on the same site.[9][11] Known as KVV8, the new 130 MW unit was to be fueled with wood chips and other residual biomass from the forestry industry.[12][13]

Future plans call for conversion of the plant's original 226 MW oil-fired unit, KVV1, to run on biofuels.[8][13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230505072548/https://umm.nordpoolgroup.com/. Archived from the original on 05 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20201229215939/https://smartenergysystems.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1-1_Fabian_Levihn.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220917194414/https://bioenergitidningen.se/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/biokraftkartan2021web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230331035801/https://www.stockholmexergi.se/blogg/fokus-blog/sallan-har-ett-av-vara-kraftvarmeblock-fatt-sa-mycket-medial-uppmarksamhet/. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125030611/https://www.stockholmexergi.se/content/uploads/2023/03/Arsredovisning-2022_engelska_low_spreads.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311033712/http://jm-entreprenad.se/tjanster-och-projekt/anlaggningar/kaj-och-betongarbeten/kvv8-biobranslekraftvarmeverk/. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://archello.com/project/vartaverket-biomass-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Mitsubishi Power Europe and Stockholm Exergi partner to deliver clean power and heat to the city of Stockholm". Mitsubishi Power Europe, Ltd. January 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Värtaverket," Wikipedia, accessed April 2016
  10. "Stockholm gets rid of coal for district heating," The Mayor, April 20, 2020
  11. "Värtaverket Biomass Power Plant". Archello. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  12. "Hjorthagen Entreprenader biobränsle kraftvärmeverk - JM Entreprenad". JM Entreprenad (in svenska). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Biokraft 2021" (PDF). Bioenergitidningen. Retrieved 2023-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.