Arauco power station

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Arauco power station (Planta de biomasa Arauco) is an operating power station of at least 127-megawatts (MW) in Provincia de Arauco, Biobío Region, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Arauco power station Provincia de Arauco, Biobío Region, Chile -37.2074, -73.2275 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: -37.2074, -73.2275

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year
1 Operating[2][3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2][4] 64[2] 1996[5]
2 Operating[2][3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2][4] 63[2] 2012[5]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Arauco Bioenergía[2] Arauco Bioenergía SA [100%][2] Empresas Copec SA [100.0%]
2 Arauco Bioenergía[2] Arauco Bioenergía SA [100%][2] Empresas Copec SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/U78EpkfNJYwwYzHVA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 (PDF) https://www.arauco.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/REPORTE_2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091320/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://www.coordinador.cl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DE01345-21-Carta-Aceptaci%C3%B3n-Informes-MT-Unidades-Autoproductoras-de-Arauco-Bioenerg%C3%ADas.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221207002807/https://repositorio.usm.cl/bitstream/handle/11673/23675/3560900258331UTFSM.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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