The Amercentrale is a biomass-fired power plant of RWE in the municipality Geertruidenberg. The plant is named after the Amer River and is located on the left bank of this river. In 1952 Unit 1 of the first Amercentrale began generating electricity. The much smaller Dongecentrale, decommissioned in 2011, is located near the Amercentrale.
| Amercentrale | |
|---|---|
 view from Geertruidenberg | |
 Location of Amercentrale | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Location | Geertruidenberg |
| Coordinates | 51°42′34″N 4°50′36″E / 51.70944°N 4.84333°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1952 |
| Owner | RWE |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Biomass |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 600 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Technical specifications
editThe power plant generates 600 MW of power as well as heat for heating homes and greenhouses. The plant provides a large part of southern Netherlands with electric power and also supplies heat to the horticultural areas. Since unit 8 was decommissioned in 2015,[1] only unit 9, which has been in operation since 1993, is still in use. Plans to build a new coal and biomass-fired unit of about 800 MW have been scrapped. Unit 9 could be closed in the near future in a bid to achieve climate goals,[2] if another solution can be found for the district heating in the nearby towns of Breda and Tilburg.
References
edit- ^ "RWE to Close 3.1 GW of Conventional Generation Across Europe on Profit Woes".
- ^ "Cabinet agrees to reduce CO2 emissions (Dutch)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.
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