La Spezia power station
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La Spezia power station is an operating power station of at least 682-megawatts (MW) in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| La Spezia power station | La Spezia, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy | 44.112151, 9.8842 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- SP1, SP2, SP4, Unit 5: 44.112151, 9.8842
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 345[2] | combined cycle[4] | yes[4] | 2000[4] | – |
| SP2 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 337[2] | combined cycle[4] | yes[4] | 2000[4] | – |
| SP4 | Cancelled[5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 840[2] | combined cycle[6] | not found | – | – |
| Unit 5 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 600 | supercritical | – | 1967 | 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Enel SpA [100%][7] | Enel SpA [100.0%] |
| SP2 | Enel SpA [100%][7] | Enel SpA [100.0%] |
| SP4 | Enel SpA [100%][7] | Enel SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Enel SpA [100%][7] | Enel SpA [100.0%] |
Background
In September 2020, Enel said that it was seeking Italian government approval to close the coal unit at La Spezia by 2021.[8] In December, 2021, Enel officially received approval to decommission the coal unit.[9]
They plan to replace it, at least initially, with a 500 MW gas-fired unit.[10] According to a 2021 Carbon Tracker report, Enel is proposing a 840 MW combined cycle unit at La Spezia.[11]
In March 2022, Enel decided to cancel plans for the proposed combined cycle unit.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240420071832/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=44.1065%252C9.8842. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205014120/https://www.changeclimatechange.it/azioni/nemici/centrale-a-carbone-la-spezia/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007035721/https://fivedabliu.it/2022/02/28/centrale-di-spezia-in-bilico-tra-gas-e-carbone/. Archived from the original on 07 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20180726063924/https://corporate.enel.it/it/futur-e/impianti/la-spezia.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.rossellamuroni.it/buona-notizia-il-no-di-enel-alla-conversione-a-gas-delle-centrali-di-civitavecchia-brindisi-e-la-spezia/?fbclid=IwAR0x9pDhZt813wYByIRk7tUABatgr8L_rwZJGIqo_u0HyKA113hVkPbHl68.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220930111108/https://www.themeditelegraph.com/it/markets/oil-and-energy/2022/02/24/news/centrale-della-spezia-turbogas-addio-1.41253963. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240420071625/https://va.mite.gov.it/it-IT/Oggetti/Info/1865. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Enel plans to close 2 additional coal-fired plants in Italy by 2021," Enerdata, Sep. 11, 2020
- ↑ "Enel continues its energy transition with the closure of the La Spezia coal-fired power plant in Italy". www.enel.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ↑ Enel lines up three Italian coal closures for early 2021, S&P Global, Sep 9, 2020
- ↑ "Foot Off the Gas: Why Italy should invest in clean energy". Carbon Tracker. March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "BENE ANCHE L'INVESTIMENTO SU SISTEMI DI ACCUMULO E RINNOVABILI". rossellamuroni. March 2022.
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Additional data
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