Chambière power station

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Chambière power station (UEM Centrale de Chambière; Metz-Chambière) is an operating power station of at least 45-megawatts (MW) in Metz, Moselle, France.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chambière power station Metz, Moselle, France 49.129262, 6.183568 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 49.129262, 6.183568

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 45[2][3] gas turbine[4] yes[5] 1992[4]

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 Usine d'électricité de Metz [100%][4][2] City of Metz [85.0%]; Caisse des dépôts et consignations [15.0%]

Background

In 2020, the power station stopped using coal entirely, switching to natural gas fuels in the combined heat-and-power system.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/UEM+Centrale+de+Chambi%C3%A8re/@49.1293335,6.1839283,835m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x2eab72a8ba3cd7f2!8m2!3d49.1293269!4d6.1834466. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921003030/https://www.uem-metz.fr/nous-decouvrir/nos-outils-de-production/metz-chambiere-biomasse/. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508060452/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-installations-de-production-et-de-stockage-delectricite-au-30-09-2023/. Archived from the original on 08 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220707110635/https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/GT/proceedings/GT1994/78866/V004T10A016/245598. Archived from the original on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgroupe.uem-metz.fr%2Ffr%2Fcogeneration.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "EPH announces plan to close its Provence coal plant a year after purchasing it". Europe Beyond Coal. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2022-05-22.

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