Gas- and Oil-Fired Plants Steam-Electric Plants in Germany

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	HKW Herrenhausen-II Location: NI Operator: Stadtwerke Hannover AG Configuration: 1 X 100 MW CHP Operation: 1975 Fuel: natural gas Boiler supplier: Steinmuller T/G supplier: Siemens Quick facts: This block is the last surviving generator at Hannover's old heating plant. Development began in 1900 and about 130 MW of capacity was eventually built in the first modern phase of the plant. Photograph by Manfred Kohrs (wikimedia) Posted 23 Jan 2013
Lichtenberg Location: BE Operator: Vattenfall Europe Configuration: 2 X 36 MW CHP Operation: 1971-1972 (ret) 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) Posted 27 Aug 2006	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		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.Unit-4 went into cold reserve in Apr 2013. 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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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

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