Rauhalahti Power Station

Rauhalahti Power Station
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CountryFinland
LocationJyväskylä
Coordinates62°14′08″N 025°48′50″E / 62.23556°N 25.81389°E / 62.23556; 25.81389
StatusOperational
Commission date1986
OwnerJyväskylän Energia
OperatorJyväskylän Energiantuotanto
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBiomass
Peat[1]
Secondary fuelCoal
Tertiary fuelFuel oil
Cogeneration?yes
Thermal capacity105 MWt
Power generation
Units operational1 × 89 MWe
1 × 65 MWt
1 × 40 MWt
Make and modelABB (turbine)
Tampella (boilers)
Nameplate capacity89 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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Rauhalahti power station is a combined heat and power station built in 1986 in Jyväskylä, Finland.[2] It is the main provider of district heat in Jyväskylä and it produced the steam used by Kangas Paper Mill until the mill was shut down in 2009.[3] The construction cost of the plant was 84 million euros.[1]

The plant is operated by Jyväskylän Energiantuotanto, which is owned by Jyväskylän Energia. Fortum owned 60 per cent of the company but Jyväskylän Energia bought the share for 40 million euros.[4]

Power station's main sources of energy are firewood and peat; use of coal is rare.[5] The peat is mainly provided by Neova, while the firewood is provided by sawmills in Central Finland and nearby wood processing industry.[1]

Boiler Year of Completion District heat Steam Electricity Total
Main boiler 1986 140 MW 40 MW 87 MW 267 MW
2-boiler 1992   65 MW   65 MW
District heat boiler 2004 40 MW     40 MW
Total   180 MW 105 MW 87 MW 372 MW

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rauhalahti CHP Plant Finland Evaluated by Timo Järvinen" (PDF). VTT. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Jyväskylän Energia – Rauhalahden voimalaitos" (in Finnish). Jyväskylän energia. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Rauhalahden voimalaitos huoltoseisokkiin" (in Finnish). YLE. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Energia ostaa kokonaan Rauhalahden voimalan" (in Finnish). Keskisuomalainen. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Kivihiili palaa talvella Rauhalahden voimalaan" (in Finnish). Keskisuomalainen. 9 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-28.

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