Irsching Power Station
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Irsching Power Station is close to the city of Vohburg
, Germany and is operated as a so-called peak load power station. At present (2006) only unit 3 with a capacity of 440 MW is operated, the other two units, with a capacity of 150 MW (unit 1) and 300 MW (unit 2), are in cold reserve. The power station can be operated with light fuel oil and with natural gas. The operator of the power station is E.ON Kraftwerke
, a subsidiary of E.ON Energy.
On December 20, 2007, a planned 18-month trial operation period of Siemens SGT5-8000H, the world's largest and most powerful gas turbine, started. After trial period the plant will be expanded to a high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant
with a total output of about 570 MW and an efficiency of 60%.
An additional unit 5 was built, consisting of two smaller gas turbines and one steam turbine. This unit will generate 860 MW of electricity with an efficiency of 58%.
The chimney of the power station is 200 meters high.
Vohburg
Vohburg is a town in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, 14 km east of Ingolstadt....
, Germany and is operated as a so-called peak load power station. At present (2006) only unit 3 with a capacity of 440 MW is operated, the other two units, with a capacity of 150 MW (unit 1) and 300 MW (unit 2), are in cold reserve. The power station can be operated with light fuel oil and with natural gas. The operator of the power station is E.ON Kraftwerke
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
, a subsidiary of E.ON Energy.
On December 20, 2007, a planned 18-month trial operation period of Siemens SGT5-8000H, the world's largest and most powerful gas turbine, started. After trial period the plant will be expanded to a high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...
with a total output of about 570 MW and an efficiency of 60%.
An additional unit 5 was built, consisting of two smaller gas turbines and one steam turbine. This unit will generate 860 MW of electricity with an efficiency of 58%.
The chimney of the power station is 200 meters high.