Chemiepark Marl power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Chemiepark Marl power station is an operating power station of at least 423-megawatts (MW) in Marl, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Marl power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chemiepark Marl power station Marl, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 51.6804, 7.0969 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 310, 311, 312, 4, CC6, CC7: 51.6804, 7.0969
  • I Unit 4, I Unit 5, II Unit 3: 51.696393, 7.093964
  • New Coal Unit: 51.6920325, 7.0957947

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
310 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][2] 36[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2] 1973[2]
311 Operating[3][2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][2] 63[3][2] combined cycle[3][2] yes[3][2] 1973[3][2]
312 Operating[3][2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][2] 80[3][2] combined cycle[3][2] yes[3][2] 1974[3][2]
4 Operating[3][2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][2] 60.8[3][2] combined cycle[3][2] yes[3][2] 2016[3][2]
CC6 Operating[4] fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] 92[5][6] combined cycle[7][5] yes[5] 2022[6]
CC7 Operating[4] fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] 92[5][6] combined cycle[5] yes[5] 2022[6]
I Unit 4 Retired[8] coal: bituminous 61 subcritical 1971 2024[8]
I Unit 5 Retired[8] coal: bituminous 75 subcritical 1983 2024[8]
II Unit 3 Retired coal: bituminous 68 subcritical 1966 2017
New Coal Unit Cancelled coal: bituminous 900 unknown

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
310 Evonik Degussa GmbH [100%][2] Evonik Industries AG
311 Evonik Degussa GmbH [100%][2] Evonik Industries AG
312 Evonik Degussa GmbH [100%][2] Evonik Industries AG
4 Evonik Degussa GmbH [100%][2] Evonik Industries AG
CC6 Evonik Degussa GmbH [100%][5] Evonik Industries AG
CC7 Evonik Degussa GmbH [100%][5] Evonik Industries AG
I Unit 4 Infracor GmbH [100%] Evonik Industries AG
I Unit 5 Infracor GmbH [100%] Evonik Industries AG
II Unit 3 Infracor GmbH [100%] Evonik Industries AG
New Coal Unit Infracor GmbH [100%] Evonik Industries AG

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both
  • Captive industry: Chemicals
  • Non-industry use: both


Background

The power station consisted of five units that power the Evonik Marl chemical plant, owned by Evonik Industries. Three of the units were coal-fired, commissioned from 1968 to 1983.[9] They primarily provide combined heat and power to Chemiepark Marl, which produces various chemicals.[10]

A proposed 900 MW coal expansion was put on hold in 2011, and appears to be cancelled.[11] In 2017, one coal unit was retired, leaving two coal-fired units totaling 136 MW.[12]

The two proposed 90 MW gas units are meant to replace the remaining coal units.[13] Units CC6 and CC7, both of which are combined-cycle gas-and-hydrogen fired turbines are currently under construction, and are expected to be commissioned in 2022.[14]

In mid-2022, Evonik announced that the coal-fired units at the Marl power station would operate until 2024.[15] In early 2024, the coal-fired Units 4 and 5 were officially retired.[16]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23094129. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 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)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130600/https://www.lokalkompass.de/marl/c-wirtschaft/evonik-nimmt-neues-gaskraftwerk-im-chemiepark-marl-in-betrieb_a1787914. Archived from the original on 08 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708223627/https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-build-industrial-power-plant-marl-chemical-park-germany. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209161450/https://www.chemietechnik.de/energie-utilities/evonik-nimmt-gaskraftwerk-im-chemiepark-marl-in-betrieb-827.html. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006155659/https://www.chemanager-online.com/news/evonik-nimmt-neues-gaskraftwerk-marl-betrieb. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://www.ruhr24.de/kreis-recklinghausen/historischer-moment-marl-kohle-schiff-ende-aera-chemiepark-recklinghausen-24k-energie-92846852.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "E.ON and Evonik ensure Marl Chemical Park’s energy supply," Siemens, June 27, 2013
  10. "Siemens baut weiteres GuD-Kraftwerk für Evonik in Marl". CHEMIE TECHNIK (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  11. "Outlook for New Coal-Fired Power Stations in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain," Poyry, Report to DECC, April 2013
  12. "Marl Chemical Park," Evonik Industries AG, accessed November 2017
  13. Siemens builds an industrial power plant in the Marl Chemical Park, Chemie Technik, Sep 26, 2019
  14. Siemens to build industrial power plant at the Marl Chemical Park in Germany | Press | Company | Siemens
  15. "German chemicals giant stockpiles coal to keep producing," Financial Times, November 9, 2022
  16. "Historischer Moment in Marl: Letztes Kohleschiff besiegelt Ende einer Ära," Ruhr24, February 21, 2024

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.