Ijmuiden Steel Works power station

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Ijmuiden Steel Works power station is an operating power station of at least 144-megawatts (MW) in Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ijmuiden Steel Works power station Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands 52.4778, 4.6031 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 52.4778, 4.6031

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas[3] 144[4] combined cycle[2][5] 1997[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
Unit 1 Vattenfall AB [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel[3]
  • Captive industry: Both[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124230755/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/6320127. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124230652/https://group.vattenfall.com/nl/siteassets/vattenfall-nl-newsroom-assets/images-and-docs/2022/05-mei/seo-economisch-onderzoek_investeringsanalyse-duurzame-elektriciteit.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Hoogovens onderzoekt bouw eigen elektriciteitscentrale". Trouw. 1994-09-10. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240223121130/https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/member-states-reporting-art-7-under-the-european-pollutant-release-and-transfer-register-e-prtr-regulation-12/e-prtr-facilities-kmz-format/eprtr_facilities_v9.kmz/download. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240219015604/https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/ijmond/. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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