Merheim power station

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Merheim power station is an operating power station of at least 31-megawatts (MW) in Merheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Merheim power station Merheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 50.9565, 7.0484 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • IC: 50.9565, 7.0484

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
IC Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 31.5[3] ICCC[4] yes[5] 2020[5][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 Parent
IC RheinEnergie AG [100%][2] Stadtwerke Köln GmbH [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=50.9565%2C7.0484. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 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 2022-10-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.rheinenergie.com/de/unternehmen/newsroom/nachrichten/news_25495.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203072730/https://www.stadt-und-werk.de/meldung_33191_BHKW-Start+in+Merheim.html. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221002000226/https://www.innio.com/de/news-media/pressemitteilungen/neues-heizkraftwerk-koeln-merheim-der-rheinenergie-ag-mit-gasmotoren-von-innio-bewaehrt-sich-im-kommerziellen-betrieb. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.energate-messenger.de/news/203257/rheinenergie-modernisiert-heizkraftwerk. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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