Kaukas Mill power station

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Kaukas Mill power station is a 119-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Lappeenranta, Southern Finland, Finland, fueled by biomass and gas.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Kaukas Mill power station

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
CHP operating[2] biomass, gas[3] 119 MW[4] gas turbine[5] yes[5] 2010[5]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Kaukas Mill power station

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
CHP UPM-Kymmene Oyj GmbH[100.0%][6] UPM-Kymmene Oyj GmbH[100.0%][7]

Plant-level captive use details for Kaukas Mill power station power station

  • Captive use: Heat and power[8]
  • Captive Industry: Pulp & paper[8]
  • Non-industry use: Heat[8]

Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Kaukas Mill power station

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kaukas Mill power station Lappeenranta, Southern Finland, Finland 61.0602, 28.2669 (exact)[9]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. "Finnish paper mill to optimise power and steam production". Power Engineering International. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. "Toimitusvarmuus". Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. "Voimalaitosrekisteri". Energiavirasto. Retrieved 2023-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Finland cuts ribbon on EUR 240m biomass CHP plant". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. "www.upmpulp.com/about-upm-pulp/pulp-mills/kaukas/". Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  7. "www.upm.com/". Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "www.upmpaper.com/about-us/our-locations/our-paper-mills/upm-kaukas-paper-mill/". Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  9. "Way: 308942884". Retrieved July 13, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)