Gustav Knepper power station
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Gustav Knepper power station is a retired power station in Dortmund, Mengede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav Knepper power station | Dortmund, Mengede, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 51.5685, 7.349061 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit C: 51.5685, 7.349061
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit C | retired | coal: bituminous | 363.9 | subcritical | 1971 | 2014 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit C | E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH [100%] | Uniper SE [100.0%] |
Background
The Gustav Knepper coal-fired power plant was completed construction in 1971. The power plant was originally operated by Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG , followed by Bochumer Bergbau AG and VEBA Kraftwerke Ruhr AG (VKR). The power company E.ON AG (a result of a merger between VEBA and Viag) then operated the plant until its retirement in 2001. After the plant was shut down, the power plant was bought by a company named Hagedorn, which aimed to repurpose the area.
Unit C of the power plant was built from 1968 to 1971 and put into operation with an output of 340 MW. During the 1970s, the operating company discussed a 740-MW expansion of the power plant, but this idea was rejected after numerous discussions. In 1985-1986, denitrification and desulphurisation plants went into operation. In 1990, a fly ash silo with a capacity of 40,000 tons went into operation.
Units A and B, each with 64 MW, were shut down in 1990.
In 2002, thanks to further improvements to the turbine, a net output of 360 MW was achieved. In addition to electrical energy, the power plant supplied district heating to the neighboring districts.
The Gustav Knepper plant was shut down in 2014 due to rising costs and has since been demolished. The demolition and renovation work required to dismantle the power plant began in summer 2018. On February 17, 2019, the cooling tower, the chimney and the boiler house were blown up.[1]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Kraftwerk Gustav Knepper – Wikipedia". de.wikipedia.org (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-06-21.
Additional data
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