Viana Mill power station

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Viana Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 71-megawatts (MW) in Vila Franca, Viana de Castelo, Portugal.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Viana Mill power station Vila Franca, Viana de Castelo, Portugal 41.6998, -8.715 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC1, Unit GT1: 41.6998, -8.715

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 40[3] combined cycle[2] 2010[3][4]
Unit GT1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 31[5] gas turbine[2] 2008[3][4]

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 CC1 DS Smith Viana [100.0%]
Unit GT1 DS Smith Viana [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper[6]
  • Captive industry: Both[6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124192018/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/185991265. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182604/https://www.euro-petrole.com/rolls-royce-wins-cogen-contracts-to-power-plants-in-portugal-and-spain-n-i-2383. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175532/https://www.ghesa.es/en/portfolio_page/portucel-viana/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124184924/https://www.dssmith.com/company/locations/our-paper-mills/viana-paper-mill. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709014255/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/decentralized-energy/equipment-technology/cogen-for-iberian-paper-plants/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125040904/https://files.dre.pt/2s/2008/02/025000000/0476004766.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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