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Emden-4
Location: NI
Operator: Statkraft
Configuration: 1 X 400 MW, 1 X 50 MW topping gas turbine
Operation: 1972
Fuel: natural gas
Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock
T/G supplier: Siemens
Quick facts: Statkraft took over the Emden and Robert Frank gas-fired plants on 1 Jan 2009. The Emden power station was put into reserve in Feb 2012.
Photograph courtesy of Statkraft
Posted 25 Feb 2012 |
Emsland Lingen
Location: NI
Operator: RWE Power
Configuration: 2 X 427 MW CHP
Operation: 1974-1975
Fuel: natural gas
Boiler supplier: Steinmuller
T/G supplier: BBC, Siemens
Quick facts: These two blocks have 365-MW
steam sets and V93 topping gas turbines. Over time, the equipment was
modernized and slightly up-rated.
Photograph courtesy of RWE AG
Posted 19 Nov 2006 |
Lichtenberg
Location: BE
Operator: Vattenfall Europe
Configuration: 2 X 36 MW CHP
Operation: 1971-1972
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Boiler supplier: VEB Honehthurm
T/G supplier: Bergmann Borsig
Quick facts: This plant is in Marzahn district. Unit-1 was dismantled in
2004 and sold to India where it was reassembled at a steel mill in Chhattisgarh. The GDR's
first WTE plant was built at the site in 1975 and steam piped to the CHP
plant. The WTE plant was closed in 1990 due to lack of efficient pollution
control equipment.
Photograph by Andreas Steinhoff (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted 27 Aug 2006 |
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Lichterfelde
Location: BE
Operator: Vattenfall Europe
Configuration: 3 X 150 MW
Operation: 1971-1973
Fuel: natural gas, heavy oil
Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock
T/G supplier: Siemens
Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall
Posted 6 Aug 2003 |
Meppen
Location: NI
Operator: RWE
Configuration: 1 X 627 MW
Operation: 1974 (ret)
Fuel: natural gas
Boiler supplier: EVT
T/G supplier: Siemens
Quick facts: Meppen burned Dutch natural gas. The painting on the 131m meter high cooling tower was by Swiss artist Christoph Rihs and said to be the world's largest painting at the time.
Photograph courtesy of RWE Energie
Posted 3 Feb 2001 |
Mittelsburen
Location: HB
Operator: swb AG
Configuration: 1 X 110 MW, 1 X 240 MW
Operation: 1973-1975
Fuel: BFG, natural gas, oil
Boiler supplier: EVT, Deutsche Babcock
T/G supplier: Siemens, BBC
Quick facts: The power plant is adjacent to the Stahlwerke Bremen GmbH works.
Photograph courtesy of swb AG
Re-posted 19 Feb 2007 |
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Robert Frank-4
Location: NI
Operator: Statkraft
Configuration: 1 X 487 MW, 1 X 55 MW topping gas turbine
Operation: 1973-1974
Fuel: natural gas
Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock
T/G supplier: BBC
Quick facts: During the 1950s, natural gas reserves were discovered in the Weser-Ems region and a decision was made to build a natural gas-fired power station at Landesbergen. The first three blocks, now retired, went online in 1962 (two) and 1967, respectively. Ing-Dr Robert Frank, was a member of the first PreussenElektra Board from 1927-1933. This was Germany's first large power station based on natural gas.
Photograph courtesy of Statkraft
Posted 25 Feb 2012 |
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