Heyden power station
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Heyden power station is a retired power station in Petershagen, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is also known as Petershagen Heyden.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Heyden power station | Petershagen, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 52.381609, 8.998612 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 4: 52.381609, 8.998612
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | Retired[1] | coal: bituminous | 923 | subcritical | 1987 | 2024[1][2] |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH [100%] | Uniper SE [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Background
Heyden power station is located near Petershagen in Germany. The current station was commissioned in 1987, but the site has been used for power generation since 1950. It is owned and operated by the German energy corporation E.ON. The hard coal it burns arrives several times a day by rail or by ship to the plant's own dock on the river Weser to be stored until use; the station can stockpile a month's supply of coal. At full capacity, Heyden would burn 265 tonnes of coal every hour.[3]
As of June 2022, the plant was being kept online to ensure energy security in light of the war in Ukraine.[4] The Federal Network Agency deemed the plant "essential", and it was anticipated to remain in operation until September 2022.[5] Following the Replacement Power Plant Provision Act from July 2022, the plant could operate on a temporary basis until as late as 2024.[6]
In August 2022, Uniper stated that Unit 4 would run until April 30, 2023.[7] In September 2023, Uniper stated that Unit 4 would be permanently decommissioned in September 2024.[8]
In May 2024, Uniper announced plans to build a 50 MW battery storage system at the Heyden 4 power plant site.[9]
Uniper decommissioned the Heyden 4 coal plant on September 30, 2024.[10]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.uniper.energy/news/uniper-hard-coal-fired-power-plant-heyden-4-finally-decommissioned.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240218235546/https://www.uniper.energy/news/uniper-heyden-4-hard-coal-fired-power-plant-to-be-shut-down-permanently. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Heyden Power Station," E.ON, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Path to net-zero: European utilities to shift 'harder and faster' post-Ukraine," S&P Global, June 10, 2022
- ↑ "German Federal Network Agency: Uniper’s Heyden 4 power plant still needed to secure power supply," Uniper, June 1, 2021
- ↑ "Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Bereithaltung von Ersatzkraftwerken zur Reduzierung des Gasverbrauchs im Stromsektor im Fall einer drohenden Gasmangellage durch Änderungen des Energiewirtschaftsgesetzes und weiterer energiewirtschaftlicher Vorschriften," Deutscher Bundestag, June 21, 2022
- ↑ "Uniper brings Heyden 4 hard coal-fired power plant back onto the market," Uniper, August 22, 2022
- ↑ "Uniper Heyden 4 hard-coal-fired power plant to be shut down permanently," Uniper, September 5, 2023
- ↑ “Uniper plans to build a battery energy storage system in Petershagen together with NGEN,” Uniper, May 27, 2024
- ↑ “Uniper hard coal-fired power plant Heyden 4 finally decommissioned,” Uniper, September 30, 2024
Additional data
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