Falconara power station

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Falconara power station is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Falconara Marittima, Ancona, Italy.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Falconara power station Falconara Marittima, Ancona, Italy 43.6411, 13.3796 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • ST1: 43.6411, 13.3796

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
ST1 Operating[2][3] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil, fossil gas: unknown[4] 100[5] steam turbine[5][4] yes[1] 2001[1]

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
ST1 Italiana Petroli [100%][6][7][8] Gruppo API [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[8]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[8]


Background

The Falconara power station operates alongside Gruppo's Falconara refinery. It provides 100 MW of combined heat-and-power to the facility.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118064534/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43995. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/33140552/review-of-isab-igcc-plant-operation-foster-wheeler-italiana. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://va.mite.gov.it/it-IT/Oggetti/Info/1012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.epri.com/research/products/000000000001012226. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118060311/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/4646215/r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-l-i-s-t-ansaldo-energia. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118104759/https://va.minambiente.it/en-GB/Oggetti/Info/1012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230130341/https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italiana_Petroli_(azienda_2019). Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220926225623/https://www.gruppoapi.com/chi-siamo/le-nostre-attivita/raffinazione. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Gruppo api". Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

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