Bassens power station

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Bassens power station is an operating power station of at least 29-megawatts (MW) in Bassens, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bassens power station Bassens, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France 44.916514, -0.526851 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 44.916514, -0.526851

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 29[2][1] gas turbine[2][3] yes[3] 1998[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 Operator Owner Parent
1 Michelin[4] COGETHERM [100%][1] Electricité de France SA [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): heat[5][3]
  • Captive industry: Rubber[5][3]
  • Non-industry use: power[5][3]


Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to Michelin's rubber manufacturing facility in Bassens, France.[6] It is equipped with a GE Aeroderivative gas turbine, capable of burning up to 25% Hydrogen as part of its mix of natural gas fuels.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://energybase.ru/en/power-plant/bassens_cogetherm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240627154309/https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/marine-industrial-engines/ge-supplies-tssi-dle-equipped-lm2500-gas-turbine-edf. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20211112180333/https://www.geaviation.com/press-release/marine-industrial-engines/ge-supplies-tssi-dle-equipped-lm2500-gas-turbine-edf. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/36/069/36069483.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709011018/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/newscogenerationt-case-for-cogeneration/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Cogent Case for Cogen". NS Energy Business. Dec 18th, 2000. Retrieved May 23rd, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "GE Supplies TSSI With DLE-Equipped LM2500+ Gas Turbine for EDF Cogeneration Plant | GE Aviation". www.geaviation.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.

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