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Tychy power station is an operating power station of at least 105-megawatts (MW) in Tychy, Śląskie, Poland.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tychy power station | Tychy, Śląskie, Poland | 50.106, 19.014 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 50.106, 19.014
- Unit 2: 50.121801, 19.020002
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R, timepoint 2 | Operating[1] | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[1] | 40[1] | – | 2013[1] | – |
| Unit 1, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 40 | subcritical | 2002 | 2012 |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: bituminous | 65 | subcritical | 2016 | 2035 (planned) |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1R, timepoint 2 | TAURON Ciepło[2] | TAURON Cieplo SP zoo [100%][1] | TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 1, timepoint 1 | TAURON Ciepło[2] | TAURON Cieplo SP zoo [100%][1] | TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | TAURON Ciepło[2] | TAURON Cieplo SP zoo [100%][1] | TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 2013.
Background
Tychy Power Station is owned by the Tauron Group's Polska Energia, Poland’s second-largest utility. After a decade of operating as a coal plant, the company converted its 50 MW Unit 1 to biomass in order to meet stricter emissions limits that would be taking effect in 2016.[3][4]
Conversion of Unit 1 from coal to biomass
Unit 1 was converted to biomass in 2012[5] and began operating as a 40 MW biomass-fired unit in 2013.[6]
New coal unit
Tauron planned to also build a new coal-fired heat and power unit at the station with the capacity to generate 65 megawatts.[3][7]
The unit was completed in June 2016.[8]
In November 2022, the INSTRAT database listed 2035 as a possible retirement year for the new coal unit.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://media.tauron.pl/en/pr/273543/tauron-group-state-of-the-art-unit-built-in-tychy.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://openinframap.org/stats/area/Poland/plants/9202121366.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tauron Gets State Funding to Switch Coal-Fired Plant to Biomass," Bloomberg, April 12, 2012.
- ↑ "CHP unit being converted from coal to biomass in Tychy, Poland," Idea Industry News, April 6, 2014
- ↑ "TAURON Group: State-of-the-art unit built in Tychy," Tauron, March 29, 2014
- ↑ "State-of-the-art unit built in Tychy". Tauron Group. March 29, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Elektrobudowa finiszuje z blokiem dla Tauronu w Tychach," budownictwo, Apr 21, 2016
- ↑ "TAURON Group's H1 2016 results impacted by write-offs," Tauron Group, 17.08.2016
- ↑ Power plants database for Poland expanded, INSTRAT, November 17, 2022
Additional data
To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
