Rauhalahti Power Station

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Rauhalahti Power Station
Rauhalahti Power Plant.jpg
CountryFinland
LocationJyväskylä
Coordinates62°14′08″N 025°48′50″E / 62.23556°N 25.81389°E / 62.23556; 25.81389Coordinates: 62°14′08″N 025°48′50″E / 62.23556°N 25.81389°E / 62.23556; 25.81389
StatusOperational
Commission date1986
Owner(s)
Operator(s)
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 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 , which is owned by . 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 Vapo, 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

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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.

External links[]

Media related to Rauhalahti Power Station at Wikimedia Commons

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