Ulm-Söflingen thermal power station
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 23 '49 " N , 9 ° 57' 57" E | ||
| country | Germany | ||
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| Type | Thermal power station | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | Coal , natural gas , heating oil easily | ||
| power | 27 megawatts electrical 294 megawatts thermal |
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| Start of operations | 1910 (predecessor power plant) | ||
| boiler | 5 high pressure steam boilers | ||
The Ulm-Söflingen combined heat and power plant on Magirusstraße in Ulm is a combined heat and power plant with five high-pressure steam boilers with a thermal output of 294 MW and an installed electrical output of 27 MW. The boilers are lightly fired with coal , natural gas or alternatively heating oil. The large chimney of the facility was built in 1977 and is the fourth tallest structure in Ulm with a height of 112 m. It is also used as a radio tower.
There is also a waste incineration plant at the site with 58 MW thermal and 9.6 MW electrical output. The chimney has a height of 70 m.
The Ulm-Söflingen thermal power station goes back to a coal-fired power station from 1910.
Web links
- Our energy producers , at fug.com (accessed on June 3, 2011)
- 100 years: Kraftwerk opens doors , at schwaebische.de (accessed on June 3, 2011)