Geel power station

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Geel power station is an operating power station of at least 43-megawatts (MW) in Belgium. It is also known as Amoco.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Geel power station Belgium 51.1124, 5.0087 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CHP: 51.1124, 5.0087

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP
CHP Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 43[3] gas turbine[3] yes[3]

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
CHP BP PLC[4] BP PLC

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[4]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125030409/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=51.1124%2C5.0087#map=5/51.138/5.010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://centraledesmarches.com/marches-publics/Geel-Commission-europeenne-Centre-commun-de-recherche-JRC-JRC-R-Support-Services-Brussels-JRC-R-6-Support-Services-Geel-Remplacement-des-tableaux-de-distribution-electrique-et-des-installations-electriques-connexes/6870591. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125030441/https://perso.uclouvain.be/ernest.matagne/ELEC2753/SEM13/S13TRAN.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://rndvindustries.eu/fr/projektai/bp-a-geel-belgique/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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