Velsen power station

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Velsen power station is an operating power station of at least 820-megawatts (MW) in Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Velsen power station Netherlands 52.47231, 4.63286 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 24, 25: 52.47231, 4.63286

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
24 Operating[2] industrial by-product: blast furnace gas, fossil gas: natural gas[3] 460[3] steam turbine[4]
25 Operating[2] industrial by-product: blast furnace gas, fossil gas: natural gas[4] 360[3] steam turbine[2]

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 Operator Owner Parent
24 Vattenfall[2] Vattenfall AB [100%][2] Vattenfall AB [100.0%]
25 Vattenfall[2] Vattenfall AB [100%][2] Vattenfall AB [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124230739/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=52.47231%2C4.63286#map=5/52.469/4.614. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124230711/https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/velsen/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124230652/https://group.vattenfall.com/nl/siteassets/vattenfall-nl-newsroom-assets/images-and-docs/2022/05-mei/seo-economisch-onderzoek_investeringsanalyse-duurzame-elektriciteit.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240223121231/https://natuurenmilieu.nl/app/uploads/Visie-Vergroenen-Gascentrales_Natuur-Milieu.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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