Tavaux Works power station

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Tavaux Works power station is an operating power station of at least 141-megawatts (MW) in Tavaux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tavaux Works power station Tavaux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France 47.054693, 5.4086 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2-1, Unit 2-2, Unit 7, Unit 8: 47.054693, 5.4086

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2-1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 48[4] internal combustion combined cycle[3] 2015[4]
Unit 2-2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 48[4] internal combustion combined cycle[3] 2015[4]
Unit 7 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 22.5[2] steam turbine[2] 2000[5]
Unit 8 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 22.5[2] steam turbine[2] 2000[5]

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 2-1 Solvay SA [100.0%]
Unit 2-2 Solvay SA [100.0%]
Unit 7 Solvay SA [100.0%]
Unit 8 Solvay SA [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[1]
  • Captive industry: Both[1]

Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to Solvay's chemical production facility in Tavaux, France.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220412180855/https://www.solvay.com/en/solvay-around-the-world/france. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20211208135328/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-installations-de-production-et-de-stockage-delectricite-en-cours-2021/. Archived from the original on 08 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230201045835/https://www.dalkia.fr/references/retour-experience/cogeneration-gaz-sarralbe/. Archived from the original on 01 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809004600/https://odre.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/registre-national-installation-production-stockage-electricite-agrege/table/?disjunctive.epci&disjunctive.departement&disjunctive.region&disjunctive.filiere&disjunctive.combustible&disjunctive.combustiblessecondaires&disjunctive.technologie&disjunctive.regime&disjunctive.gestionnaire&sort=codeinseecommune. Archived from the original on 09 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://energybase.ru/en/power-plant/tavaux_works. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Díaz, Joaquín (April 3, 2019). "Solvay Barreda, entre los mayores emisores de CO2". Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

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