Wilhelmshaven E.ON power station
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Wilhelmshaven E.ON power station is a power station in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany with multiple units of varying statuses none of which are currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven E.ON power station | Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany | 53.565866, 8.146202 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 53.565866, 8.146202
- Unit 2: 53.564549, 8.146384
- Unit ST1: 53.56587, 8.1462
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - bituminous | 788.1 | subcritical | – | 1976 | 2021 |
| Unit 2 | cancelled | coal - bituminous | 550 | supercritical | – | 2010 | – |
| Unit ST1 | retired[1] | heavy fuel oil[2] | 56[2] | steam turbine[1] | yes[1] | 1973[2] | 2021[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 1 | E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 2 | E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH [100.0%] | – |
| Unit ST1 | Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH[3] | Fortum Oyj [76.0%]; other [24.0%] |
Background
Wilhelmshaven power station was a one-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 788.1 MW. The plant was completed in 1976, and owned by E.On.[4]
The power station retired in 2021 as part of the country's 2038 coal phase-out.[5][6][7]
Proposed expansion
There was a proposal by E.ON Kraftwerke to build a 550 megawatt unit at the power station with a notional commissioning date of 2014. Power in Europe reported that "planning will be complete by the end of 2008, with construction beginning as early as 2010."[8][9] The plant was canceled in 2010.[10][11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230320121253/https://www.uniper.energy/projects-and-cases/wilhelmshaven. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://database.earth/energy/power-plant/wilhelmshaven-oil.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://database.earth/energy/power-plants/oil-power/germany.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Wilhelmshaven Power Station," E.ON, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Germany awards second round of permits to close hard coal plants," euractiv, April 2, 2021
- ↑ "Kohlekraftwerk in Wilhelmshaven nach 45 Jahren stillgelegt," NWZ Online, December 8, 2021 (subscription required)
- ↑ "Uniper shuts down coal-fired power plant in Wilhelmshaven," Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2021 (referenced potential hydrogen infrastructure plans)
- ↑ "PiE’s new power plant project tracker – April 2008," Power in Europe, Issue 523, April 7, 2008 (page 23)
- ↑ "Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven (E.ON) Planungen von E.ON," DE Wikipedia
- ↑ "Two more coal power plant projects fall through in Germany" Power Engineering, May 4, 2012
- ↑ "Projects of coal-fired power plants in Germany since 2007," Deutsche Umwelthilfe, November 2012
Additional data
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