Solvay Rheinberg power station
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Solvay Rheinberg power station is an operating power station of at least 130-megawatts (MW) in Ossenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Solvay Rheinberg power station | Ossenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 51.56489, 6.57824 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 51.56489, 6.57824
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, coal: unknown[2] | 130[2] | combined cycle[2] | yes[3] | 1983[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 | Solvay Chemicals GmbH [100%][3] | Solvay SA |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): power[3]
- Captive industry: Chemicals[3]
- Non-industry use: power[3]
Background
Located inside Solvay's Rhineberg facility for soda-ash production, this power station provides 54 MW of combined heat-and-power to the industrial complex through a gas-fired steam-turbine.[4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23484722.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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 13 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230120114238/https://www.solvay.com/en/press-release/solvay-to-phase-out-coal-energy-use-in-rheinberg-soda-ash-plant. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Solvay to phase out coal for energy use in Rheinberg soda ash plant". Solvay. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
Additional data
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