Wedel power station

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Wedel power station is a 289.7-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The plant is planned for closure in 2025.

A CHP gas plant has been proposed to replace the plant, but plans have been stalled.

Location

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Background on Plant

Wedel power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 289.7 MW. The plant was completed between 1961 and 1962, and is owned by Vattenfall Group.

In February 2016 Vattenfall announced it will invest €83.5 million to refurbish the Wedel combined heat and power plant (CHP). The project could "include heat storage, power-to-heat, industrial heat, decentral solutions and possibly gas-CHP that will replace the existing plant."

In 2017, a local environmental consultancy group won the backing of many citizens when it proposed an underground facility designed to store excess heat from industry and power generation, supplying about a quarter of the city’s heat demand and thereby rendering Vattenfall’s scheme unnecessary.

In February 2018 it was reported that plans for the new gas plant were stalled.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: Vattenfall Europe AG
• Parent company: Vattenfall Group
• Location: Wedel, Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Coordinates: 53.566837, 9.725696 (exact)
• Gross capacity (operating): 289.7 MW
  • Unit 1: 151 MW (1961) - subcritical coal
  • Unit 2: 138.7 MW (1962) - subcritical coal
• Gross capacity (proposed): 300 MW
  • Combined-cycle unit: 300 MW (shelved)

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