Werk Sachsen power station

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Werk Sachsen power station is an operating power station of at least 47-megawatts (MW) in Eilenburg, Sachsen, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Werk Sachsen power station Eilenburg, Sachsen, Germany 51.4656, 12.592 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 51.4656, 12.592

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[2] 47[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2] 1993[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 1 Model Sachsen Papier GmbH[3][4] Model Group [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[3]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[3]

Background

This power station provides 47 MW of combined heat-and-power to the Model Group's paper mill in Sachsen, Germany. Originally owned by Stora Enso, the mill and the plant were both sold to Model in 2021.[5]

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 2.4 2.5 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709000525/https://www.papnews.com/stora-enso-sells-its-sachsen-mill-to-model-group/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125013326/https://www.modelgroup.com/ch/en/about-us/company.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Stora Enso Sells its Sachsen Mill to Model Group". Papnews. Retrieved May 3rd, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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