München Nord power station
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München Nord power station is an operating power station of at least 365-megawatts (MW) in Unterföhring, München District, Bayern, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| München Nord power station | Unterföhring, München District, Bayern, Germany | 48.181171, 11.639797 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 48.181171, 11.639797
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1, timepoint 1 | Operating | coal: bituminous | 365 | subcritical | yes[2] | 1991 | 2024 (planned)[3] |
| Unit 1, timepoint 2 | Pre-construction[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 365[2] | steam turbine[4] | yes[2] | 2025 (planned)[5] | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1, timepoint 1 | Stadtwerke München GmbH [100%][5] | Stadtwerke München GmbH [100.0%] |
| Unit 1, timepoint 2 | Stadtwerke München GmbH [100%][5] | Stadtwerke München GmbH [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Conversion in pre-construction phase from coal to fossil gas in 2025.
Background
The power station consists of a 365 MW subcritical coal plant commissioned in 1991.[6] Plans for the conversion of the power station to be run on natural gas were announced in 2021, but the gas crisis resulting from the invasion of Ukraine has resulted in this date being pushed back.[7] The plant may be retired in favor of gas energy generation by 2023.[8]
In April 2024, the municipal utility announced that the coal-fired unit would be converted to gas in time for the 2024/25 heating season.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240530221304/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/10445112. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220517151401/https://www.bayern-innovativ.de/en/page/stadtwerke-muenchen-reconsiders-rapid-phase-out-of-coal-use. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.iwr.de/ticker/brennstoffwechsel-im-kraftwerk-muenchen-nord-stadtwerke-muenchen-stellen-heizkraftwerk-jetzt-von-kohle-auf-gas-um-artikel6530.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240312021619/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/44308. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240530221148/https://www.swm.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2024/04-2024/swm-hkw-nord. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Munchen Nord CHP Power Plant Germany," GEO, accessed April 2016
- ↑ Irmengard Gnau. "München: SWM wollen Umstellung des Kohleblocks auf Gas verschieben". Süddeutsche.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ "2022 – ein bedeutendes Jahr für München: 90% Ökostrom, Abschied von Kohle und Kernenergie," Swm, January 18, 2022
- ↑ "Stadtwerke München stellen Heizkraftwerk jetzt von Kohle auf Gas um," IWR, April 16, 2024
Additional data
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