Flensburg power station
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Flensburg power station is an operating power station of at least 240-megawatts (MW) in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Flensburg power station | Flensburg, Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 54.804965, 9.432424 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Kessel 12, Kessel 13, Kessel 7, Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 5, Unit 8, Unit 9: 54.804965, 9.432424
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kessel 12 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 78[2][1] | combined cycle[2][1] | yes[3] | 2016[4][3] | – |
| Kessel 13 | Operating[4][5] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 97[4][2] | combined cycle[2] | yes[2] | 2023[2][6][3] | – |
| Kessel 7 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 34[2][1] | combined cycle[2][1] | yes[3] | 1980[4][3] | – |
| Unit 10 | Retired[7] | coal: subbituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes) | 33 | subcritical | – | 1988 | 2024[7] |
| Unit 11 | Operating | coal: subbituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes) | 31 | subcritical | – | 1992 | 2025 (planned) |
| Unit 5 | Retired | coal: subbituminous | 30 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2012 |
| Unit 8 | Retired | coal: subbituminous | 38 | subcritical | – | 1982 | 2016 |
| Unit 9 | Retired[8] | coal: subbituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes) | 36 | subcritical | – | 1985 | 2023[8] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kessel 12 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
| Kessel 13 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
| Kessel 7 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
| Unit 10 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
| Unit 11 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
| Unit 9 | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100%] | Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%] |
Background
The Flensburg power station started off as a coal-fired plant, with a total capacity of 138 MW commissioned between 1982 and 1992.[9] However, unit 8 has now been retired, with units 9, 10 and 11 expected to be decommissioned by 2022.[10] The three operating coal units co-fire with small amounts of woody biomass and refuse.[11]
As part of its strategy to phase out coal, a combined heat-and-power (CHP) gas-fired combined cycle turbine was commissioned in 2016, providing 78 MW of electricity to the town.[12] Since then, Stadtwerke Flensburg has announced plans for the construction of a second gas-fired combined cycle CHP plant, rated at 97 MW, to be commissioned in 2022.[13]
However, in response to the gas crisis arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is believed that the power station might continue burning coal for longer then previously expected.[14]
In May 2023, Unit 9 was retired.[15] In April 2024, Unit 10 was retired.[16]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220421053156/https://www.theagilityeffect.com/en/article/german-town-accelerates-its-coal-replacement-strategy/. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221021235949/https://www.stadtwerke-flensburg.de/unternehmen/ueber-uns/geschichte. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221022000728/https://www.stadtwerke-flensburg.de/unternehmen/nachhaltigkeit/erdgasbetriebene-kraft-waerme-kopplungsanlagen. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230108223538/https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/lutzerath-how-the-government-broke-german-climate-activists-hearts/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220927084843/https://www.foerde.news/news/stadtwerke-flensburg-testlauf-fuer-kessel-13-geraeuschbelaestigungen-und-sichtbarem-dampfaustritt-moeglich.html. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.stadtwerke-flensburg.de/foerdepost/presse/kohleaustieg-kessel-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.stadtwerke-flensburg.de/foerdepost/presse/kessel-9-in-rente.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Flensburg, Stadtwerke. "Unsere nachhaltigen Gas-Wärme-Kopplungsanlagen". Stadtwerke Flensburg (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ↑ "German Town Accelerates its Coal Replacement Strategy". The Agility Effect. May 17th 2021. Retrieved Apr 29th, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Renewable Energy in District Heating and Cooling: A Sector Roadmap for Remap", International Renewable Energy Agency, March 2017
- ↑ Kraftwerksliste, ID BNA1819 Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency), version from August 2019
- ↑ FRESNA (FIAS Renewable Energy Systems & Network Analysis) version 4.1 (July 2019)
- ↑ JULIAN HELDT (20th June 2022). "Stadtwerke Flensburg's coal-fired boilers could remain in operation for longer". Der Nordschleswiger. Retrieved Nov 1st, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Stadtwerke schicken Kessel 9 in Rente, Stadtwerke Flensburg, May 25, 2023
- ↑ Kohleausstieg – Stadtwerke Flensburg verabschieden Kessel 10 in den Ruhestand, Stadtwerke Flensburg, April 30, 2024
Additional data
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