Basell Polyolefine power station
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Basell Polyolefine power station is an operating power station of at least 52-megawatts (MW) in Wesseling, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Basell Polyolefine power station | Wesseling, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | 50.83285, 6.96534 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 50.83285, 6.96534
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 52[2] | combined cycle[2] | yes[2] | 1996[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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basell Polyolefine GmbH [100%][3][4] | LyondellBasell Industries NV [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Background
This 52 MW gas-fired power plant is located at the site of the Lyondellbasell polyolefin plant, and provides combined heat-and-power to the chemical factory.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1690788.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013054323/http://bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/sachgebiete/Elektrizitaetundgas/Unternehmen_institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230122131526/https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/wesseling-site/. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221204221957/https://chemicalparks.eu/companies/lyondellbasell-industries. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220808013441/https://www.lyondellbasell.com/globalassets/lyb-around-the-world/plant-sites/fact-sheets/factsheet-wesseling-knapsack.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Wesseling Site | LyondellBasell". www.lyondellbasell.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
Additional data
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