Vaires power station
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Vaires power station is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Vaires-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Vaires power station | Vaires-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France | 48.873643, 2.655851 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2, 3, Unit 1, Unit 2: 48.873643, 2.655851
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2] | fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3] | 200[2][3] | combined cycle[4] | yes[4] | 2008[4] | – |
| 2 | Operating[2] | fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3] | 200[2][3] | combined cycle[4] | yes[4] | 2008[4] | – |
| 3 | Operating[2] | fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3] | 200[2][3] | combined cycle[4] | yes[4] | 2009[2] | – |
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: unknown | 230 | subcritical | – | 1962 | 2005 |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: unknown | 250 | subcritical | – | 1966 | 2005 |
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 | Electricité de France SA [100%][3] | Electricité de France SA [100.0%] |
| 2 | Electricité de France SA [100%][3] | Electricité de France SA [100.0%] |
| 3 | Electricité de France SA [100%][3] | Electricité de France SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | Electricité de France SA [100%] | Electricité de France SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Electricité de France SA [100%] | Electricité de France SA [100.0%] |
Background
Vaires power station began operating in 1962 and retired in 2005.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/260698234.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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 2022-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135603/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NxdRIqCZa0. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220219232511/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/edf-inaugure-deux-turbines-a-combustion-a-vaires-sur-marne.N27128. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/featurefossil-fuelled-flexibility-and-edf-s-dash-for-gas/
Additional data
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