Krefeld-Uerdingen power station
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Germanyandcoal}} Krefeld-Uerdingen Power Station is a 116-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Location
The undated satellite below shows the plant in Krefeld.
Background
The 116 MW coal plant powers the Krefeld-Uerdingen chemical plant, owned by Bayer and LANXESS.
Proposed expansion
An expansion was proposed by Trianel to have an installed capacity of 750 megawatts with a notional commissioning date of 2012. The April 2008 edition of Power in Europe reported that in March 2007 the Krefeld council steering committee advised "against a coal plant, urging a switch to CCGT". However, it reported that the proposal had "strong backing from 27 municipals who are participating" and that "NRW economy ministry backs coal project too."[1]
The Royal Bank of Scotland has been appointed as financial advisor for the project.[2] The coal power will be used by chemical producers including include Bayer, Lanxess and Tronox.[3]
According to Deutsche Umwelthilfe, the project was abandoned in July 2011 due to local resistance and economic problems. Instead, a combined cycle gas turbine was planned.[4]
Project Details of coal units
- Sponsor: Currenta GmbH & Co OHG
- Parent company: Bayer and LANXESS
- Developer:
- Location: Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Coordinates: 51.377382, 6.65873 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 116 MW
- Start date: 1971
- Type: Subcritical
- Coal Type: Lignite
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "PiE’s new power plant project tracker – April 2008", Power in Europe, Issue 523, April 7, 2008, page 22.
- ↑ "The Royal Bank of Scotland Mandated by Trianel as Financial Advisor for two Separate 800 Mw Coal Fired Power Plants in Germany", Media Release, December 14, 2006.
- ↑ "Big coal power unit planned for Germany’s Krefeld chempark" ICIS.com, June 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Projects of coal-fired power plants in Germany since 2007," Deutsche Umwelthilfe, November 2012
