Nike power plant Ibbenbueren
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 16 '37 " N , 7 ° 43' 30" E | ||
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 Germany
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| Type | Steam power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| power | 67 megawatts | ||
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Niedersächsische Kraftwerke AG (until 1924) RWE (from 1924) |
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| operator | Preussag (from 1954) | ||
| Start of operations | 1913 | ||
| Shutdown | 1959 | ||
| turbine | 8 turbo sets 4 × 3,000 kW, 6 MW, 12 MW, 14 MW and 35 MW | ||
The Nike power plant in Ibbenbüren was a coal-fired power plant of the Lower Saxony Power Plant AG (Nike) in Ibbenbüren in the Tecklenburger Land , until it was bought by RWE in 1924 . Its location was a few meters north of Ibbenbüren train station .
history
The power plant was built in 1912 in a construction period of nine months and was connected to the grid on January 1, 1913 with two turbo sets of 3 MW each. The Ibbenbürener hard coal mines committed themselves to deliver up to 50,000 tons of hard coal to the power plant every year. In April and September a further turbine set with 3 MW each went into operation, so that the total output rose to 12 MW. Further turbo sets were installed in 1917, 1924 and 1930, which could provide an output of 6, 12 and 14 MW. With turbo set 8, which went into operation in 1941 and produced 35 MW, the power plant reached its final stage with an output of 67 MW.
It had two cooling towers and a striking chimney with a water tank towered over the system. The water supply was provided by Nike's own Brochterbeck waterworks as early as 1912 . In 1922 the power station was expanded; in 1959 it was shut down because the technology had become out of date. In the meantime, the Ibbenbüren ballast power plant, which had been operated by Preussag since 1954, had been built as a replacement . Large parts of the power station were demolished as early as 1962, some factory buildings and the substation are still in use. In 1966, the waterworks became the property of the Tecklenburger Land water supply association .
Web links
- History of the power plants in Ibbenbüren
- Ibbenbüren City Museum website , see aerial photos