Datteln power station
Datteln, Germany
The 857th largest power station in the world
Datteln Power Station (Kraftwerk Datteln) is a modern coal-fired thermal power station in Datteln, Recklinghausen, 12 km north of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It comprises four units with a total capacity of approximately 1,419 MW gross. Units 1-3 were built between 1964 and 1969 and were decommissioned in 2014. A notable characteristic of this power station is the fact that the most recently built unit, Unit 4, does not have a waste gas flue. Instead, the desulphurised flue gases are expelled using the updraught from the existing 180 m (590 ft) cooling tower. The power station is operated by Uniper. The plant employs about 200 full-time workers and 300 external jobs.
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