Leuna Refinery power station

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Leuna Refinery power station is an operating power station of at least 292-megawatts (MW) in Leuna, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Leuna Refinery power station Leuna, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany 51.2866, 11.9997 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CHP, Unit GT2, Unit ST: 51.2866, 11.9997

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CHP operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 162[2] combined cycle[4] 1996[2]
Unit GT2 operating[5] fossil gas - natural gas[5] 38[5] combined cycle[5] 1994[5]
Unit ST operating[6] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[6] 92.5[6] steam turbine[6] 1997[6]

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 CHP STEAG GmbH [100.0%]
Unit GT2 TotalEnergies Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH [100.0%]
Unit ST TotalEnergies Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[7][3]
  • Captive industry: Both[7][3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/30768397. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230329195213/https://www.steag.com/de/steag-power/kraftwerke-in-deutschland/raffinerie-kraftwerk-leuna. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/biblio/20097010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/31988990/english-steag. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 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)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://database.earth/energy/power-plant/raffineriekraftwerk. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221001022437/https://www.kraftanlagen.com/en/story/future-proof-energy-system-for-the-leuna-chemical-site/. Archived from the original on 01 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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