Wiesengrund power station
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Wiesengrund power station is an operating power station of at least 22-megawatts (MW) in Eisenach, Thüringen, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wiesengrund power station | Eisenach, Thüringen, Germany | 50.98258, 10.27975 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 50.98258, 10.27975
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 22[3][2] | steam turbine[2] | yes[2] | 1993[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thüringer Energienetze[2] | Opel Eisenach GmbH [100%][4] | Stellantis [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Background
This power station provides 22 MW of combined heat-and-power (CHP) to Opel's automobile manufacturing plant in Eisenach, Germany.[5] It is currently owned by Opel Eisenach, a subsidiary of the Opel Automobiles GmbH.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240627155259/https://database.earth/energy/power-plant/hkw-wiesengrund. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211201165504/https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-facilities/gm-europe-facilities/gm-germany-facilities/gm-opel-eisenach-germany-plant/. Archived from the original on 01 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Opel Eisenach Germany Plant". GE Authority. Retrieved May 3rd, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Kraftwerksliste, ID BNA1505 Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency), version from November 2021
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
