Gersteinwerk power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Gersteinwerk power station is an operating power station of at least 987-megawatts (MW) in Werne, Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Werne Gerstein Block K power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gersteinwerk power station Werne, Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 51.673532, 7.720513 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit Block K: 51.673532, 7.720513
  • Unit F1, Unit F2, Unit G1, Unit G2, Unit I1, Unit I2, Unit K1: 51.6725, 7.7099

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit Block K retired coal - bituminous 665.5 subcritical 1984 2019
Unit F1 operating[1][2] gas[2] 55[2][3] combined cycle[2] no[2] 1973[2]
Unit F2 operating[1][2] gas[2] 355[2][3] combined cycle[2] no[2] 1973[2]
Unit G1 operating[1][2] gas[2] 55[2][3] combined cycle[2] no[2] 1973[2]
Unit G2 operating[1][2] gas[2] 355[2][3] combined cycle[2] no[2] 1973[2]
Unit I1 operating[2] gas[2] 55[2][3] gas turbine[2] no[2] 1973[2]
Unit I2 mothballed[2] gas[2] 355[2][3] combined cycle[2] not found 1973[2]
Unit K1 operating[2] gas[2] 112[2][3] gas turbine[2] no[2] 1984[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 Block K RWE Power AG [100.0%]
Unit F1 RWE Generation SE[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]
Unit F2 RWE Generation SE[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]
Unit G1 RWE Generation SE[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]
Unit G2 RWE Generation SE[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]
Unit I1 RWE Generation SE[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]
Unit I2 RWE Generation SE[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]
Unit K1 RWE Generation SE[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]

Background

As of November 2019, Gersteinwerk power station had seven gas-fired generating units with a total of 1,342 MW of generating capacity; one gas-fired unit (Block I2) was mothballed (Vorläufig Stillgelegt).[5]

Gersteinwerk power station previously had one coal-fired unit with a capacity of 665.5 MW. The plant was completed in 1984, and is owned by RWE. The block includes a 112-MW gas turbine in topping configuration.[6]

The coal plant was planned for decommissioning in 2017.[7] In 2015 it was announced that the decommissioning date was postponed to 2019.[8] The coal-fired Block K was disconnected from the grid and shut down on March 29, 2019.[9][10]

The June 2021 "Kraftwerksstilllegungsliste der Bundesnetzagentur" lists the steam portions of Units F2, G2 and I2 as temporarily shut down, and K2 as retired.[11]

As of October 28, 2021, Gersteinwerk F and Gersteinwerk G were listed as "safety reserve on standby" and not currently generating electricity according to RWE's Transparency offensive.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.rwe.com/presse/rwe-generation/2022-03-01-kapazitaetsreserve-gersteinwerk-erhaelt-zuschlag-fuer-gasbloecke-f-und-g. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 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 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220723082605/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Sachgebiete/Energie/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/KWSL/KWSL_2021_06.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207124132/https://www.rwe.com/der-konzern/laender-und-standorte/kraftwerk-gersteinwerk. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Kraftwerksliste, ID BNA1043 Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency), version from November 2019
  6. "Coal-Fired Plants in Nordrhein-Westfalen," Industcards, accessed April 2016
  7. "RWE: DECOMMISSIONING OF POWER PLANTS," RWE, Aug 14, 2014
  8. "Gersteinwerk: RWE sichert Sozialplan ohne Abstriche zu," Westdeutsche Allgemeine, 25 September 2015
  9. "Gersteinwerk produzierte Freitagmittag um 12.36 Uhr den letzten Strom aus Kohle," Ruhr Nachrichten, Mar 29, 2019
  10. RWE. "Gersteinwerk CCGT power plant". www.rwe.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  11. bundesnetzagentur (June 1, 2021). "Kraftwerksstilllegungsliste der Bundesnetzagentur" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. RWE. "gas ---- Germany". Transparency offensive. Retrieved October 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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