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]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 2-1, 2-2, 7, 8: 47.054693, 5.4086

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
2-1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 48[4] ICCC[3] yes[2][5] 2015[4]
2-2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 48[4] ICCC[3] yes[2][5] 2015[4]
7 Operating[2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[2] 22.5[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2][5] 2000[6]
8 Operating[2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[2] 22.5[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2][5] 2000[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 Parent
2-1 Solvay SA [100%][6] Solvay SA [100.0%]
2-2 Solvay SA [100%][6] Solvay SA [100.0%]
7 Solvay SA [100%][6] Solvay SA [100.0%]
8 Solvay SA [100%][6] Solvay SA [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[1]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[1]


Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to Solvay's chemical production facility in Tavaux, France.[7]

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. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 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 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230120114236/https://www.solvay.com/sites/g/files/srpend221/files/2019-11/Solvay%202014%20Sustainable%20Development%20report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://energybase.ru/en/power-plant/tavaux_works. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 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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