Tortosa Energia power station

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Tortosa Energia power station is an operating power station of at least 40-megawatts (MW) in Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tortosa Energia power station Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain 40.77019, 0.53888 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 40.77019, 0.53888

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 40[4] combined cycle[4] no[4] 2011[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
1 Tortosa Energia SA [100%][5] Cogeneration ENERGIA ESPAÑA SL [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[4]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[4]


Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to ERCROS SA's chemical production facility in Tortosa, Spain.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tortosa+ENERGIA/@40.7701946,0.5388772,594m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a0fc93f51f3edd:0xe422d3898fd0ccbc!8m2!3d40.7701906!4d0.5410659. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20211119070139/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-rejuvenates-spanish-cogeneration-plant-repowering-place-upgrade. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921061258/https://cogen-energia.com/en/our-plants/. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204104829/https://cogen-energia.com/nuestras-plantas/. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 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)
  6. Nuestras Plantas Cogen Energia, accessed Aug 6, 2021

Additional data

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