Studstrup Power Station
| Studstrup Power Station | |
|---|---|
Studstrup Power Station | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Location | Studstrup |
| Coordinates | 56°15′0.7″N 10°20′41.4″E / 56.250194°N 10.344833°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1968 Unit 2: 1972 Unit 3: 1984 Unit 4: 1985 |
| Decommission date | Unit 1: decommissioned Unit 2: decommissioned Unit 4: 31 August 2024 |
| Owner | Ørsted |
| Operator | |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Wood pellets |
| Cogeneration? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 700 MW |
| Annual net output | 3,340 GWh (electricity 2006) 9,090 TJ (heat 2006) |
| External links | |
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The Studstrup Power Station (Danish: Studstrupværket) is a thermal power station at Studstrup, Aarhus Municipality, in Denmark. It is owned and operated by the Ørsted company and has an electrical generation capacity of 700 MWe. The chimney is 189.89 metres (623.0 ft) tall. The power station use cleaned wastewater as coolant, and the residual heat is used for district heating; directed via pipes into Aarhus. The power station went in to service in 1968 as a coal-fuelled power station, but has been expanded and refitted a number of times since its inception. In 2016, one of two boilers was converted to biomass-fuelled, using wood chips and straw primarily.