Simmering power station

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Simmering power station is an operating power station of at least 1240-megawatts (MW) in Vienna, Austria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Simmering power station Vienna, Vienna, Austria 48.1815, 16.4334 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Sim1, Sim2, Sim3: 48.1815, 16.4334

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Sim1 operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 840[5] combined cycle[5] yes[6] 2009[2]
Sim2 operating[7] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[8] 60[8] steam turbine[8] yes[7] 2009[8] 2022 (planned)[7]
Sim3 operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 340[5] combined cycle[5] yes[6] 2009[2]

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
Sim1 Wien Energie GmbH [100%][4] Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH [100.0%]
Sim2 Wien Energie GmbH [100%][4] Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH [100.0%]
Sim3 Wien Energie GmbH [100%][4] Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH [100.0%]

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125154243/https://oesterreichsenergie.at/kraftwerkskarte. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221022083705/https://data.open-power-system-data.org/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180016/https://www.wienenergie.at/privat/erleben/standorte/kraftwerk-simmering/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183836/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/simmering-12-power-plant-austria/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125031845/https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/2000098953066/fortbestand-von-kraftwerk-simmering-wackelt. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20100120070538/http://www.gaswaerme.at/de/pdf/09-1/Heinrici_090319_Repowering_Kraftwerk_Simmering.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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