Völklingen-Fenne Power Plant Site
Power supply for public supply
At the Völklingen-Fenne power plant site, STEAG Saar Energie AG, a subsidiary of Evonik Steag GmbH, operates several plants for the generation of electricity, district heat and process steam: the Völklingen Model Power Plant (MKV), the Völklingen combined heat and power plant (HKV), another combined heat and power plant (Fenne I), one mine gas engine plant and a gas turbine.
| 1982 | Commissioning of model power plant Völklingen (MKV) |
| 1989 | Commissioning of Völklingen cogen plant (HKV) |
| 2002-2004 | Commissioning of mine gas engine plant (MHK) |
Components
2 pulverized-coal fired Benson boilers – dry ash removal (576 / 600 t/h),
2 cogeneration turbines (150 MW / 185 MW),
2 turbine-generators (195 MW / 230 MW),
1 gas turbine (35 MW) with exhaust gas heat exchanger (60 MW),
1 water heating boiler (60 MW),
2 steam boilers (100 t/h each),
4 heat exchanges (110 MW),
14 gas engines(42 MW); equipped for cogeneration
| Installed capacity | 460 MW |
| Usable power output | 2,626 GWh/a |
