Maastricht Mill power station

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Maastricht Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 74-megawatts (MW) in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maastricht Mill power station Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands 50.85798, 5.69025 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 50.85798, 5.69025

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 22.4[4] gas turbine[3] yes[5] 2007[4]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 52[4] combined cycle[3] no[3] 2007[4]

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
1 Sappi Ltd [100%][2] Sappi Ltd [100.0%]
2 Sappi Ltd [100%][2] Sappi Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[3]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[3]


Background

This power station provides combined heat and power through 2 gas-fired combined-cycle units to Sappi's paper mill in Maastricht, Netherlands.[6] In 2022, Sappi announced that they were planning to replace part of the power station with an electric boiler.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/search/Maastricht+Mill/@50.8579835,5.6902514,495m/data=!3m1!1e3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182129/https://www.sappi.com/story-19. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174718/https://www.sappi.com/sappi-drives-decarbonisation-with-the-installation-of-a-new-e-boiler-at-its-maastricht-mill. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180838/https://www.lsta.lt/files/events/EHP_Venecijoje/6_Johan_Seuren.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124184101/https://www.sappi.com/maastricht-mill. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Maastricht Mill | Sappi Global
  7. "Sappi drives decarbonisation with the installation of a new e-boiler at its Maastricht Mill". Sappi Global. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

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