Knapsack Gas power station

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Knapsack Gas power station is an operating power station of at least 1252-megawatts (MW) in Hurth, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Knapsack Gas power station Hurth, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 50.859, 6.841 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • I, II: 50.859, 6.841

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
I Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 802[3] combined cycle[2] no 2007[3]
II Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 450[3] combined cycle[2] no 2013[3]

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
I Statkraft Markets GmbH [100%][3] Statkraft Germany GmbH [100.0%]
II Statkraft Markets GmbH [100%][3] Statkraft Germany GmbH [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817205129/https://zenodo.org/record/3349843. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220823170905/https://www.statkraft.com/about-statkraft/where-we-operate/germany/knapsack-i-and-ii-gas-fired-power-plants/. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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