Frimmersdorf Power Station
Encyclopedia
Frimmersdorf Power Station, located in Grevenbroich
, is one of the largest lignite
-fired power stations in Germany
. It has fourteen units with a total output capacity of 2,413 megawatts (MW), of which 277 MW are used by the station itself. The chimneys of the power station are 200 metres high.
report, Frimmersdorf power station is the dirtiest power station in Europe and the third most polluting power station
in the industrialised world (based on CO2 per megawatt hour sent out).
Grevenbroich
Grevenbroich is a town in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Erft, approximately 15 km southwest of Neuss and 15 km southeast of Mönchengladbach.-City districts:...
, is one of the largest lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
-fired power stations in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It has fourteen units with a total output capacity of 2,413 megawatts (MW), of which 277 MW are used by the station itself. The chimneys of the power station are 200 metres high.
History
The first power station in Frimmersdorf, fired with lignite, was established in 1926 and had an output of 26 megawatts. In 1954 this was replaced with a much larger plant that contained two 100 MW units. Over the next 15 years, this was incrementally upgraded until it supported an additional twelve 150 MW units and two 300 MW units. 1988 saw the installation of a flue gas desulphurating plant, while the two 100 MW units were shut down on 30 June.Carbon Dioxide Pollution
According to a 2005 WWFWorld Wide Fund for Nature
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report, Frimmersdorf power station is the dirtiest power station in Europe and the third most polluting power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
in the industrialised world (based on CO2 per megawatt hour sent out).