Wilhelmshaven power plant (Uniper)
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 33 '52 " N , 8 ° 8' 47" E | ||
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| Waters | Jade Bay | ||
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| Type | Steam power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | Hard coal | ||
| power | 757 megawatts | ||
| operator | Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH | ||
| Start of operations | 1976 | ||
| turbine | Steam turbines | ||
| Chimney height | 275 m | ||
The Wilhelmshaven power plant is a German hard coal power plant in Wilhelmshaven . It is located in the Rüstersieler Groden, directly on the dike leading to the Jadefahrwasser, south of the newly built Engie power station . The operator of the power plant is Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH .
Existing power plant
The power plant has an electrical output of 757 megawatts and was built in the mid-1970s. Commissioning took place in 1976. It covers medium- load requirements and has an operating time of up to 6,000 hours a year. Around 6,000 tons of hard coal are required in the power plant every day. The power plant is conveniently located in terms of supply, as ships with a loading capacity of up to 100,000 tons of hard coal can dock in the nearby tidal port of the Jade Buss. The power plant, which has a 275-meter-high chimney, desulfurized first thing in the Federal Republic of its fumes . The ashes from the electrostatic precipitators and the gypsum from the desulfurization are taken over by the construction industry for further use. In 1998, the installation of a twin turbine resulted in an increase in output of 42 megawatts and at the same time reduced CO 2 emissions by 200,000 tons per year while using the same fuel . In 2002, the entire regulation and control system was completely renewed, which now enables fully automatic operation. With the commissioning of a sewage sludge co-incineration plant at the end of 2004 for the disposal of municipal sewage sludge and the construction of a plant for the co-incineration of petroleum coke , additional options were created to conserve hard coal as a resource.
The power plant chimney from the air (May 2012)
Plant in the south of the power plant site
Sewage into the Jade fairway
Extension of the power plant
E.ON plans
Since 2009, the former operator E.ON has been planning a second power plant block, an expansion of the existing power plant by 550 megawatts. Commissioning was scheduled for 2015. A special feature of the new building was the planned efficiency, as this power plant was supposed to achieve an efficiency of over 50% for a hard coal power plant for the first time . E.ON therefore ran the power plant project under the name "Kraftwerk 50plus". On April 14, 2010, E.ON surprisingly announced the halt to planning. The reason given was that “the technology and materials do not yet meet the requirements to operate such a power plant economically and safely”.
New power plant built by GDF Suez / Engie
In September 2008, the foundation stone was laid in the vicinity of the Uniper power plant for the construction of a new 800 megawatt power plant for GDF Suez . The hard coal-fired power plant went into trial operation in December 2012. In March 2014, the power plant was operated at full load for the first time.
Company closure
On January 30, 2020, it was publicly announced that the power plant will be shut down at the end of 2022.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait of the Wilhelmshaven power plant , accessed on July 30, 2010
- ↑ Short report at www.zeche-ruestersiel.de ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 24, 2015
- ↑ GDF Suez: Location Chronicle Wilhelmshaven ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 28, 2015
- ^ Sophie Saemann: Wilhelmshaven Uniper power plant is expected to be closed in 2022 - Radio Jade. Accessed January 30, 2020 (German).
