Großkrotzenburg Power Station | |
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Großkrotzenburg power station from air
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Country | Germany |
Location | Hesse |
Coordinates | 50°05′17″N 8°57′08″E / 50.08806°N 8.95222°ECoordinates: 50°05′17″N 8°57′08″E / 50.08806°N 8.95222°E |
Commission date | 1977; 1992 |
Owner(s) | E.ON |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 |
Nameplate capacity | 1132 MW |
Großkrotzenburg Power Station (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 1100 MW. The units were built between 1965 and 1992. Units 1-3 were decomissioned 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 E.ON.