Großkrotzenburg Power Station

Großkrotzenburg Power Station (German: Kraftwerk Staudinger) is a modern coal-fired thermal power station in Großkrotzenburg, Hesse, east of Frankfurt, Germany. It comprises five units with a total capacity of approximately 1900 MW. The units were built between 1965 and 1992. Units 1-3 were decommissioned in 2012 and 2013. A characteristic of this power station is the fact that the most recently built unit, Unit 5, does not have a waste gas flue. Instead, the desulphurised flue gases are expelled using the updraught from the existing cooling towers. The power station is operated by Uniper.

Großkrotzenburg Power Station
Großkrotzenburg power station from air
CountryGermany
LocationHesse
Coordinates50°05′17″N 8°57′08″E
Commission date1977; 1992
Owner(s)Uniper
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational2
Nameplate capacity1132 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons


Technical Information

Großkrotenzburg Power Station consists of 5 units, of which only Unit 5 is operated regularly. A 6th unit was planned, but was cancelled in 2012 for economic reasons.

Thermal Units of Großkrotenzburg Power Station[1]
Unit Fuel Net Output Commissioned Decommissioned Purpose
1 Coal 246 MW 1965 2012 (Kept in reserve for district heating until April 30 2013) Load Following, District Heating
2 Coal 249 MW 1965 2001 (Cold reserve until 2012)
 Load Following, District Heating
3 Coal 293 MW 1970 2012 Load Following
4 Natural Gas, Heating Oil 622 MW 1977 2012 (In Federal Network Agency reserve until 2018) Peak Load
5 Coal 510 MW 1992 Still in Service Base Load, District Heating
6 Coal 1055 MW Cancelled Base Load, District Heating


References
  1. "Kraftwerk Staudinger". Uniper (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-02.


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