Porvoo Refinery power station
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Porvoo Refinery power station is an operating power station of at least 169-megawatts (MW) in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, Finland with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Porvoo Refinery power station | Kilpilahti, Porvoo, Finland | 60.30734, 25.49704 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2 & 3, Unit 4: 60.30734, 25.49704
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 48[3] | steam turbine[3] | – | 2018[4] | – |
| Unit 2 & 3 | operating[2] | fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 121[2] | combined cycle[2] | – | – | – |
| Unit 4 | cancelled - inferred 4 y[5] | fossil gas - natural gas[5] | 30[5] | unknown[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 |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Kilpilahti Power Plant Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 & 3 | Kilpilahti Power Plant Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Kilpilahti Power Plant Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Background
This power station provides combined heat and power to the Kilpilahti industrial cluster in Kilpilahti, Finland.[8]
In July 2022, the European Commission approved Porvoo power station as a project eligible for IPCEI Hy2Tech status to publicly fund their clean hydrogen research.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kilpilahti+Finland/@60.307336325.49704312889m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x46921c45d49afcf5:0xa01aa194e0836f5e!8m2!3d60.306116!4d25.4981241.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221012130619/https://energiavirasto.fi/toimitusvarmuus. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180224/https://www.neste.com/neste-veolia-and-borealis-build-new-combined-heat-and-power-plant-porvoo-finland. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183920/https://www.poweronline.com/doc/neste-veolia-heat-and-power-plant-in-porvoo-finland-0001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173708/https://sites.google.com/kilpilahtipowerplant.com/kilpilahtipowerplant/in-english?pli=1. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124184521/https://www.neste.com/power-plant-arrangement-between-neste-veolia-and-borealis-closed. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035219/https://sites.google.com/kilpilahtipowerplant.com/kilpilahtipowerplant/kilpilahden-voimalaitos?authuser=0. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Finnish Energy Agency power plant register Tila - Energiavirasto
- ↑ Bioenergy International. "Porvoo refinery hydrogen projects gain IPCEI status | Bioenergy International". bioenergyinternational.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
Additional data
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