Brown-coal (Lignite-fired) power station Germany
Neurath Power Station is a lignite-fired power station at Neurath in Grevenbroich, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the south from Grevenbroich center and it borders municipalities of Rommerskirchen and Bedburg. The power station consists of seven units and it is owned by RWE. It is the world's largest lignite-fired power station. The Power Station serves mainly as the base load power station. The power station consists of seven units (3 x 300 MW, 2 x 600 MW, and 2 x 1,100 MW nominally). Five older units were built between 1972 and 1976, and have a gross generation capacity of 2,200 MW. On 15 August 2012 two 1,100 MW new lignite-fired units (F and G), also known as BoA 2 and 3, were added. BoA stands for Braunkohlekraftwerk mit optimierter Anlagentechnik (Lignite powerstation with optimized systems technology). The new units feature an efficiency of 43% and the capability to adjust quickly to changes in energy demand. Its engineering was carried out by Alstom. Alstom was also supplier of the steam turbines. The consortium supplied steam generators was led by Babcock-Hitachi Europe GmbH. GEA Group built the cooling towers. Construction costs was be € billion. The lignite is delivered by rail from open pits in Rhenish lignite district, in particular from Garzweiler and Hambach mines.
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Location: Neurath, Grevenbroich, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
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