Priolo Gargallo power station

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Priolo Gargallo power station is an operating power station of at least 743-megawatts (MW) in Priolo Gargallo, Syracuse, Italy. It is also known as Archimede power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Priolo Gargallo power station Priolo Gargallo, Syracuse, Italy 37.14, 15.2159 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 37.14, 15.2159

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, other: other[3] 360[2][4] ISCC[5] yes[3] 2010[3]
2 Operating[2][4] fossil gas: natural gas, other: other[3] 383[2] ISCC[5] yes[3] 2010[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 Enel Produzione SpA [100%][6] Enel SpA [100.0%]
2 Enel Produzione SpA [100%][6] Enel SpA [100.0%]

Background

In 2010 Enel completed a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, named Archimede, adjacent to their thermal power plant. The two facilities are integrated as an Integrated Solar and Combined Cycle (ISCC) facility.[7][8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 07 November 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/20210824173348/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/newsenel-inaugurates-archimede-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240420053700/https://va.mite.gov.it/it-IT/Oggetti/Info/1853. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210824171726/https://www.reuters.com/article/idAFLDE66D1AH20100714?edition-redirect=uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220925060426/https://www.enel.com/media/explore/search-press-releases/press/2010/07/at-priolo-enel-inaugurates-the-archimede-power-plant. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Sicily plant offers Italy new impetus on solar front, Reuters, Ju; 14, 2010
  8. Enel inaugurates Archimede power plant, NS Energy Business, Jul 15, 2010

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