Amfard power station

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Amfard power station is an operating power station of at least 240-megawatts (MW) in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, Seine-Maritime, France. It is also known as Total Gonfreville.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Amfard power station Gonfreville-l'Orcher, Seine-Maritime, France 49.48, 0.22 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 14, Unit 15: 49.48, 0.22

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 14 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 120[5] combined cycle[5] 2004[6]
Unit 15 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 120[5] combined cycle[5] 2004[6]

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
Unit 14 EDF [50.0%], TotalEnergies SE [25.0%], Texaco [25.0%]
Unit 15 EDF [50.0%], TotalEnergies SE [25.0%], Texaco [25.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[7]
  • Captive industry: Both[7]

Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to Total's oil refinery in Gongreville-l'Orcher, France.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817205129/https://zenodo.org/record/3349843. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207112347/https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/registre-national-des-installations-de-production-et-de-stockage-delectricite-au-31-decembre-2018/. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221031031006/http://assets.rte-france.com/prod/public/2020-06/bp2019_synthegse_12_1_0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210330233259/https://www.lesechos.fr/2003/05/cogeneration-edf-veut-completement-revoir-son-projet-avec-total-665984. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210728093955/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/coal-fired/equipment-coal-fired/fresh-air-firing-hrsg-guarantees-steam-supplies-to-french-refinery/. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221022083705/https://data.open-power-system-data.org/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708224132/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/energie-edf-totalfinaelf-et-texaco-construiront-une-unite-de-cogeneration-au-havre.N1406567. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Énergie/EDF, TotalFinaElf et Texaco construiront une unité de cogénération au Havre, Info Chimie, May 14, 2001

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