Coal-Fired Plants in Sweden

Aroskraft
Location: Vastmanland
Operator:
Mälarenergi AB, Aroskraft AB
Configuration: 2 X 75 MW, 2 X 250 MW
Operation: 1963-1973
Fuel: coal, oil
Boiler supplier: Motala, Sulzer
T/G supplier: Stal, Asea, Siemens

Photograph courtesy of Mälarenergi AB
Posted 3 Aug 2004

Linkoping
Location: Ostergotland
Operator: Tekniska Verken i Linkoping AB
Configuration: 2 X 31 MW, 1 X 41 MW CHP
Operation: 1964-1971
Fuel: coal, wood, oil
Boiler supplier: Svenska Maskinverken
T/G supplier: Stal, Asea

Photograph courtesy of Tekniska Verken i Linkoping AB
Posted 13 May 2006

 

Vartan
Location: Stockholm
Operator: Fortum Generation AB
Configuration: 1 X 220 MW (conventional oil), 1 X 120 MW steam, 2 X 17 MW GT35B gas turbines (PFBC)
Operation: 1976-1990
Fuel: bituminous coal, heavy oil
Boiler supplier: Gotaverken, Biro
T/G supplier: Stal, ABB
EPC: ABB
Quick facts: This is considered the world's first commercial pressurized fluidized bed (PFBC) power plant.  It supplies much of Stockholm's district heating load.

Photograph courtesy of National Energy Technology Laboratory
Posted 24 Oct 2004

Abbreviations: ABB = ASEA Brown Boveri, BBC = Brown Boveri, T/G = turbine generator

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

Updated 05/13/07

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