Gendorf Works power station

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Gendorf Works power station is an operating power station of at least 73-megawatts (MW) in Burgkirchen, Bayern, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gendorf Works power station Burgkirchen, Bayern, Germany 48.1768, 12.7306 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 48.1768, 12.7306

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 73[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2] 2002[2]

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
1 Infraserv GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG [100%][2] Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH [50.0%]; Celanese Corp

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[3]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[3]
  • Non-industry use: none[3]


Background

The power plant supplies 73 MW of combined-heat-and-power (CHP) through a gas-fired steam turbine to Gendorf's chemical plant in Burgkirchen, Germany.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708221027/https://www.modernpowersystems.com/features/featurerecent-power-plant-contract-awards-720-12005248/. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Recent power plant contract awards - Modern Power Systems". www.modernpowersystems.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.

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