Lucca Paper Mill power station

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Lucca Paper Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 150-megawatts (MW) in Frizzone, Lucca, Italy.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lucca Paper Mill power station Frizzone, Lucca, Italy 43.82341, 10.601937 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3: 43.82341, 10.601937

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[2] 50[2] gas turbine[2] yes[3] 1998[3]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 50[2] gas turbine[2] yes[3] 2015[3]
3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 50[2] gas turbine[2] yes[3] 2020[3]

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 DS Smith PLC [100%][4][5] DS Smith PLC [100.0%]
2 DS Smith PLC [100%][4][5] DS Smith PLC [100.0%]
3 DS Smith PLC [100%][4][5] DS Smith PLC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[6]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[6]
  • Non-industry use: power[6]


Background

DS Smith operates this power station in conjunction with its Lucca paper mill.[7]

Units one and two were installed in 1998[7], but the second unit was modernized in 2015.[8] All three units are comprised of GE’s LM6000PF aeroderivative gas turbines.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ds+Smith+Paper+Italia+Srl+-+Centrale+elettrica/@43.8235415,10.6017021,547m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x12d5875184cfc3f7:0x69d1f742f1140de0!8m2!3d43.8239075!4d10.6007327. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004102724/https://www.ge.com/gas-power/resources/case-studies/ds-smith-paper. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124230454/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-receives-order-aeroderivative-technology-help-ds-smith-paper-mill-reduce-its-cost. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220527160107/https://www.dssmith.com/paper/about/media-centre/2020/7/ds-smith-extends-partnership-with-ge-to-target-emissions-with-new-gas-turbine-technology. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119082917/https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/ds-smith-lucca-ge/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123210845/https://www.dssmith.com/paper/insights/blogs/2021/4/turning-steam-from-our-paper-mill-into-heating-for-our-offices. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 The Lucca paper mill is the largest of its kind in Italy, and is particularly known for its containerboard, GE, accessed Apr 7, 2021
  8. 8.0 8.1 "GE Receives Order for Aeroderivative Technology to Help DS Smith Paper Mill Reduce Its Cost of Electricity and Emissions in Italy | GE News". www.ge.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

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