Coal-Fired Plants in Germany
Niedersachsen & Schleswig-Holstein

Flensburg
Location: SH
Operator: Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH
Configuration: 3 X 30 MW, 3 X 35 MW CHP
Operation: 1971-1985
Fuel: bituminous coal, biomass, MSW
Boiler supplier: Lurgi
T/G supplier: Delaval, ABB
Quick facts: This CHP plant has CFB boilers. At the beginning of 2009, Stw Flensburg completed a €60mn investment program for the power station including new APC equipment and retrofits for MSW and biomass co-firing.

Photograph courtesy of Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH
Posted 1 Jul 2009

Kiel
Location: SH
Operator: GKK - Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Kiel GmbH
Configuration: 1 X 350 MW
Operation: 1970
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock
T/G supplier: Siemens
Quick facts: This supercritical boiler was retrofit with low-Nox burners in 1999. It is owned by E.ON and Stadtwerke Kiel. An 800-MW extension at Kiel was cancelled in Jul 2009.

Photograph courtesy of E.ON
Posted 9 Dec 2004

Mehrum
Location: NI
Operator: Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH
Configuration: 1 X 750 MW
Operation: 1979
Fuel: bituminous coal, oil
Boiler supplier: L&C Steinmüller, Balcke-Dürr
T/G supplier: Siemens
Quick facts: This power station is jointly-owned by E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH (50%), Stadtwerke Hannover AG (33.3%) and Braunschweiger Versorgungs AG (16.7%). In Nov 2009, E.ON agreed to sell its 50% stake to Stw Hannover.

Photograph courtesy of Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH
Posted 30 Mar 2005

 

Wedel
Location: SH
Operator: Vattenfall Europe AG
Configuration: 1 X 150 MW, 1 X 137 MW, 1 X 214 MW, 1 X 155 MW (ret) CHP
Operation: 1962-1991
Fuel: bituminous coal, oil
Boiler supplier: Durr
T/G supplier: Siemens, AEG

Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall
Posted 4 Sep 2006

Wilhelmshaven
Location: NI
Operator: E.ON Energie
Configuration: 1 X 770 MW
Operation: 1976
Fuel: bituminous coal, oil
Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock
T/G supplier: Siemens

Photograph courtesy of E.ON
Posted 9 Dec 2004

Wilhelmshaven-C
Location: NI
Operator: GDF SUEZ Kraftwerke Wilhelmshaven GmbH
Configuration: 1 X 800 MW
Operation: 2013
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Hitachi Power Europe
T/G supplier: Hitachi
EPC: Fichtner, Heitkamp Ingenieur- und Kraftwerksbau
Quick facts: After 4yrs of preparatory work, the foundation stone for this unit was laid in Sep 2008. The site is in Rüstersieler Groden near the planned JadeWeserPort. The project is a JV with BKW FMB (33%) and WSW Energie & Wasser (15%). Design thermal efficiency is 46%. Boiler house is 110m tall, stack height is 177m. Photo is from Jun 2010.

Photograph courtesy of GDF SUEZ
Posted 7 Dec 2011

 

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 07-Dec-2011

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