Zwijndrecht Lanxess power station

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Zwijndrecht Lanxess power station is an operating power station of at least 58-megawatts (MW) in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp, Belgium.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zwijndrecht Lanxess power station Zwijndrecht, Antwerp, Belgium 51.2382, 4.3408 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 51.2382, 4.3408

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 58[2] combined cycle[2] 2010[3]

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 Electrabel NV/SA [100%] ENGIE SA

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): rubber[3]
  • Captive industry: Both[3]

Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to the Laxness rubber manufacturing site in Zwijdnrecht, Belgium.[4]

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172523/https://www.elia.be/en/grid-data/power-generation/generating-facilities. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183716/https://www.modernpowersystems.com/news/newselectrabel-to-build-new-cogen-unit. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Electrabel to build new cogen unit - Modern Power Systems". www.modernpowersystems.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

Additional data

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