Chempark Leverkusen power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Chempark Leverkusen power station is an operating power station of at least 167-megawatts (MW) in Bayer Leverkusen chemical plant, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chempark Leverkusen power station Bayer Leverkusen chemical plant, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 51.022231, 6.986313 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC, ST1, ST2, Unit 1: 51.022231, 6.986313

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CC Cancelled inferred May 2024) fossil gas: natural gas[2] 574[3][2] combined cycle[4] yes[2]
ST1 Operating[5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[5] 29[5] steam turbine[5] yes[5] 1971[5]
ST2 Operating[5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[5] 26[5] steam turbine[5] yes[5] 1981[5]
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown 112 subcritical 1962

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
CC STEAG GmbH [100%][6][7] Asterion Industrial Partners SA [100.0%]
ST1 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100%][5] Macquarie Asset Management Pty Ltd
ST2 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100%][5] Macquarie Asset Management Pty Ltd
Unit 1 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100%] Macquarie Asset Management Pty Ltd

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Chemicals[8]


Background

The 225 MW coal plant powers the Bayer Leverkusen chemical plant, owned by Bayer and LANXESS.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/919023628. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019062733/https://thediplomatinspain.com/en/2015/01/iberdrola-and-ge-will-build-a-cogeneration-plant-of-570-mw-in-germany/. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001014504/https://onlinereport.repower.com/13/ar/en/annual_report/in-depth_reports_on__cooperation_and_innovation_/exploiting_synergies_to_the_full.htm. Archived from the original on 01 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221102225712/https://www.steag.com/uploads/pics/STEAG_Lagebericht_2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 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)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116031024/https://cms.law/en/DEU/News-Information/CMS-advises-STEAG-on-successful-acquisition-of-major-power-plant-project. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813101358/https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-energy-table/german-utilities-plans-for-new-capacity-idUSL8N21J2NZ. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240529170918/https://www.juve.de/deals/chemiepark-leverkusen-steag-kauft-mit-cms-gud-projekt-von-repower/. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Kraftwerk G-Block (Leverkusen)," Wikimapia, accessed April 2016

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.