Hanasaari Power Plant

Hanasaari Power Plant (also referred as Hanasaari B power plant to distinguish from the dismantled power plant located at the same site) is a coal-fired cogeneration power plant in Sörnäinen, Helsinki, Finland. Its chimney has a height of 150 metres (490 ft).

Hanasaari Power Plant
Hanasaari B power plant
CountryFinland
LocationHanasaari, Sörnäinen, Helsinki
Coordinates60°10.9′N 24°58.0′E
StatusOperational
Commission date1967 (Hanasaari A)
1974 (Hanasaari B)
Decommission date2000 (Hanasaari A)
2024 (Hanasaari B, planned)
Owner(s)Helen Oy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelBiomass
Cogeneration?Yes
Power generation
Units operational2 x 114 MW
Make and modelŠkoda
Nameplate capacity228 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

History

The first power plant in Hanasaari area, the Suvilahti steam power plant, was built in 1909. It stayed in operation until commissioning the existing Hanasaari power plant. Its facility is classified as an architecturally and historically significant building.

Hanasaari A power plant in 2007 (dismantled in 2008)

The Hanasaari A power plant was built in 1960–1967. The Hanasaari B power plant, built next to Hanasaari A, was commissioned in 1974. Hanasaari A was decommissioned in 2000 and dismantled in 2008. The coal store to be moved to the silos to be built next to the Hanasaari B as the southern part of the site will be restored for residential use. The residential area, named 'Tropaion', is designed by the Finnish architect bureau ALA.[1][2] There is an experimental documentary Hanasaari A by Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka Veikkolainen.[3]

Description

Hanasaari B is a coal-fired cogeneration plant producing electricity and heat. The output capacity of the plant is 220 MW of electricity and 420 MWt of district heating.[4][5] It is equipped with two furnaces.[6]

The Hanasaari B power plant seen from Merihaka two days after its announced shutdown at the end of March 2023

A separate peak-load and reserve heating plant is being built in front of the power plant. In 2014–2018, Helsingin Energia plans to modernize the Hanasaari power plants for combustion of biomass (wood).[7] The biomass furnace would be set up alongside one of the existing coal units, which would be kept in reserve in case of emergency.[6] The plant will be decommissioned by 2025.[7]

See also
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References
  1. "Old Power Station Turns into a Residential Building by ALA Architects". GharExpert.com. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  2. "Tropaion Residential Project, Helsinki, Finland". designbuild-network.com. Net Resources International. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  3. "Hanasaari A". Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  4. District Heating & Cooling in Helsinki
  5. Hanasaaren voimalaitos (in Finnish)
  6. "Helsinki Energy considers bio-fuel for Hanasaari power plant". Helsingin Sanomat. 28 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. "Helsinki's Hanasaari B power plant to close down by 2025, Vuosaari to receive new unit". Helsingin Sanomat. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
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