Weig Community power station
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Weig Community power station is an operating power station of at least 63-megawatts (MW) in Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Weig Community power station | Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 50.32113, 7.23391 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit Block 2: 50.32113, 7.23391
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Block 2 | operating[1] | gas[1] | 63[1] | combined cycle[1] | yes[1] | 2013[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 Block 2 | Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co KG[2] | Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co KG [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Background
This power station, operating at Weig's paper mill in Mayen, provides 27 MW of combined heat-and-power to the mill, along with district heating for the town of Mayen.[4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219043348/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220928232735/https://www.weig-karton.de/de/gruppe/historie. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708220702/https://www.weig.de/en/more/sustainability. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022.
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Additional data
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