Nordjylland power station
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{{#badges: CoalSwarm}} Nordjylland power station is a 716-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Nordjylland, Denmark.
Plant owner Aalborg Forsyning said the company will stop burning coal in 2028.[1]
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Vodskov, Aalborg.
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Background
The power station consists of three coal-burning units: 137 MW (unit 1), 305 MW (unit 2), 411 MW (unit 3), commissioned from 1977 to 1998. Unit 1 has been retired. Unit 2 was put on standby mode in 2014.[2]
District heating company Aalborg Forsyning took over Nordjylland Power station from Vattenfall as of 31 December 2015 for US$124 million.[3]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Aalborg Forsyning
- Parent company: Aalborg Forsyning
- Developer:
- Location: Vodskov, Aalborg, Nordjylland
- Coordinates: 57.073694, 10.040779 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 716 MW (Unit 2: 305 MW, Unit 3: 411 MW)
- Type: Subcritical (Unit 2), Ultra-supercritical (Unit 3)
- Start date: 1977 (Unit 2), 1991 (Unit 3)
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ "Nordjyllandsværket rammes ikke af regeringens kul-planer," TV2Nord, Nov 16, 2017
- ↑ "Strategiplanlægning 2016-2019," Aalborg Forsyning, June 2015
- ↑ Tracy Dawson Roses, "Vattenfall exits fossil fuel generation in Denmark, sells Nordjylland plant," Stratton Report, June 24, 2015
