Weisweiler power station
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Weisweiler power station is an operating power station of at least 1995-megawatts (MW) in Eschweiler, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Weisweiler power station | Eschweiler, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 50.839578, 6.322382 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC, G_VGT, H_VGT, Unit A, Unit B, Unit C, Unit D, Unit E, Unit F, Unit G, Unit H: 50.839578, 6.322382
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC, timepoint 1 | Pre-construction[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[3] | 800[2][3] | combined cycle[3] | not found | 2030 (planned)[4][5] | – |
| CC, timepoint 2 | Pre-construction[2][3] | other: hydrogen (unknown)[2] | 800[2][3] | combined cycle[3] | not found | 2035 (planned)[2] | – |
| G_VGT | Operating[5] | fossil gas: natural gas[6][5] | 200[5] | gas turbine[5] | not found | 2006[5] | – |
| H_VGT | Operating[5] | fossil gas: natural gas[6][5] | 200[5] | gas turbine[5] | no | 2006[5] | – |
| Unit A | Retired | coal: lignite | 100 | subcritical | – | 1955 | 2000 |
| Unit B | Retired | coal: lignite | 100 | subcritical | – | 1955 | 2000 |
| Unit C | Retired | coal: lignite | 134 | subcritical | – | 1955 | 2012 |
| Unit D | Retired | coal: lignite | 147 | subcritical | – | 1959 | 2012 |
| Unit E | Retired | coal: lignite | 363 | subcritical | – | 1965 | 2021 |
| Unit F | Operating | coal: lignite, bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes) | 340 | subcritical | – | 1967 | 2024 (planned) |
| Unit G | Operating | coal: lignite | 630 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2028 (planned) |
| Unit H | Operating | coal: lignite | 625 | subcritical | – | 1975 | 2029 (planned) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CC, timepoint 1 | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| CC, timepoint 2 | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| G_VGT | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| H_VGT | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit A | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit B | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit C | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit D | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit E | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit F | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit G | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
| Unit H | RWE Power AG [100%][2] | RWE AG [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
CC: Conversion in pre-construction phase from fossil gas to other in 2035.
Table 4: Unit-level hydrogen conversion proposal details
| Unit name | H2 ready turbine (%)? | MOU for H2 supply? | Contract for H2 supply? | Financing for supply of H2? | Co-located with electrolyzer/H2 production facility? | What % of H2 blending currently? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC, timepoint 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CC, timepoint 2[2][7] | 50.0 | NF | NF | NF | NF | – |
| G_VGT | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| H_VGT | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit A | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit B | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit C | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit D | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit E | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit F | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit G | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit H | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Inden opencast mine
Background
Weisweiler power station was an eight-unit coal-fired power plant, units A-H, completed between 1955 and 1975. Units A-B of 100 MW each were retired in 2000, and unit C of 134 MW and unit D of 150 MW in 2012. Unit E was retired in 2021.[8] Unit F co-fires with refuse, a waste-derived fuel.[9] The plant is owned by RWE. The power station also has 2x200 MW gas turbines upstream of units 7 and 8.[8]
Additional coal retirements were expected at the power station by end of 2024, 2028, and 2029.[10]
On January 1, 2025, Unit F was retired.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/11346170.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 "RWE creates preconditions for constructing a hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plant in Weisweiler". www.rwe.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230804133718/https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/rwe-plant-wasserstofffaehiges-800-megawatt-gaskraftwerk-a-1bd87ef0-1586-4bf6-bedf-5e5f0bf8213d. Archived from the original on 2023-08-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/rwe-unveils-plan-for-hydrogen-enabled-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-at-gersteinwerk-28176.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013054323/http://bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/sachgebiete/Elektrizitaetundgas/Unternehmen_institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220808192246/https://www.montelnews.com/de/news/1125908/kabinett-legt-weisweiler-abschaltung-fr-2021-fest. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ansaldoenergia.com/detail-news/ansaldo-energia-news-new-contract-in-germany.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Weisweiler Coal Power Plant Germany, GEO, accessed April 2016
- ↑ Del Zotto L., Tallini A., Di Simone G., Molinari G. & Cedola L., Energy Enhancement of Solid Recovered Fuel within Systems of Conventional Thermal Power Generation, Energy Procedia, December 2015
- ↑ Kabinett legt Weisweiler-Abschaltung für 2021 fest, Montel, June 24, 2020
- ↑ RWE legt Block F des Kraftwerks Weisweiler still, Aachener Zeitung, January 3, 2025
Additional data
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