Tiefstack power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Tiefstack power station is an operating power station of at least 332-megawatts (MW) in Hamburg, Billbrook, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tiefstack power station Hamburg, Billbrook, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany 53.526046, 10.064258 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC, Unit 1: 53.526046, 10.064258

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
CC Operating[1][2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 127[2][3] combined cycle[2] yes[3] 2009[3]
Unit 1 Operating coal: bituminous 205 subcritical 1993 2030 (planned)[4]

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
CC Wärme Hamburg [100%][3] Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH [100.0%]
Unit 1 Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH [100%] Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH [100.0%]

Background

Due to the gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, this power station is switching temporarily to burning exclusively fuel-oil in its gas turbine.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221226154132/https://digital.welt.de/pur. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220703053824/https://www.hamburg.de/beteiligungsprozess-tiefstack/14959252/heizkraftwerk-tiefstack/. Archived from the original on 03 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240525230058/https://hamburg-business.com/en/news/hamburg-expanding-district-heating-capacity. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Rückkehr zum Öl: Zwei Hamburger Kraftwerke verabschieden sich vom Gas - WELT". DIE WELT (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-12-16.

Additional data

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