- Kårstø power station
Infobox_Power_Station
station_name=Kårstø power station
location=Kårstø ,Norway
owner=Naturkraft
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fuel_type=Natural gas
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turbines=1
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max_capacity=420 MW
commissioned=November 2 ,2007
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extra=Kårstø power station is a
natural gas -firedthermal power plant located at the industrial site ofKårstø inNorway . The station is owned and operated by the companyNaturkraft , that is again owned byStatkraft andStatoilHydro and opened onNovember 2 ,2007 . Construction costs totaled NOK 2 billion and the turbine was delivered from Siemens.The power station has an installed effect of 420 MW, with an annual production of 3.5 TWh, equivalent of 3% of the Norwegian electrical production. It consumes 0.6 BCM natural gas/year, or 0.5% of Norwegian natural gas export. Emissions are 1.2 million tonnes
carbon dioxide and 5 ppmnitrogen oxide . The entire output of the station is inelectricity , since there is no need fordistrict heating in the uninhabited area. Spill water is emitted at 18 °C and not utilized.Controversy
The power station has been subject to massive controversy in Norway. Kårstø is the first commercial
fossil fuel power station in Norway andenvironmentalists have argued that it is unnecessary to open another power station as long as Norway has the highest use of electricity per capita in the world.
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