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{{Short description|Power station in Austria}}
{{Infobox power station
| name                = Dürnrohr power station
| name_official       = Kraftwerk Dürnrohr
| image               = Dürnrohr - Kraftwerk (1).JPG
| image_caption       =
| image_alt           =
| coordinates = {{coord|48.325555556|N|15.923611111|E|source:dewiki_region:AT-3_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title,title}}
| country             = [[Austria]]
| location            = [[Zwentendorf]], [[Lower Austria]]
| status              = O
| construction_began  = 
| commissioned        = 1987
| decommissioned      =
| cost                = 
| owner               = [[Verbund|VERBUND Austrian Thermal Power AG]]<br>[[EVN Group|Energie-Versorgung Niederösterreich AG]]
| operator            = 
| th_fuel_primary        = [[Coal]]
| th_fuel_secondary      = [[Natural gas]]
| th_fuel_tertiary       =
| ps_units_operational   = 1 x 352&nbsp;MW
| ps_units_manu_model    = [[Siemens Energy Sector|Siemens Power Generation]]
| ps_units_decommissioned= 405&nbsp;MW<ref>[http://www.noen.at/tulln/duernrohr-letzte-tage-im-kraftwerk/4.509.066 Dürnrohr - Letzte Tage im Kraftwerk; in German]</ref> 
| ps_thermal_capacity    = 1,000 MWt
| ps_heating_capacity    = 
| ps_cogeneration        = Yes
| ps_combined_cycle      =
| ps_cooling_source      = 
| ps_electrical_capacity = 352
| ps_electrical_cap_fac  =
| ps_annual_generation   = 
| website             = 
| extra               =
}}
The '''Dürnrohr power station''' is a [[thermal power station]] in [[Lower Austria]].

The power station was built as a replacement for the [[Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Station]], a plant that was finished but due to a 1978 referendum never started up. The Dürnrohr plant was built in its proximity in order to use the already established power lines and other infrastructure. It consists of two blocks: the first with output of 405 [[Megawatt|MW]] operated by [[Verbund|VERBUND Austrian Thermal Power AG]] and the second with output 352 MW operated by the [[EVN Group|Energie-Versorgung Niederösterreich AG]]. The plant was finished in 1987.

The plant was powered by [[Bituminous coal|black coal]] imported from the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Poland]] but today it burns any type of coal and can also use [[natural gas]]. In 2004, a heating plant (largest such in Austria, at the time) using the dissipated [[waste heat]] was opened.

In 2009, the [[district heating]] pipeline from the power station to [[Sankt Pölten]] was erected from [[EVN Group|EVN Wärme]]. It is the longest district heating pipeline in Austria, with a length of 31&nbsp;km.<ref>[http://noe.orf.at/stories/393530/ Longest district heating pipeline in operation; in German] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721004557/http://noe.orf.at/stories/393530/ |date=2011-07-21 }} from [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]-Niederösterreich 1. October 2009; read 2. October 2009</ref>

The power station is one of the [[Climate change in Austria#Largest emitters|biggest emitters of CO<sub>2</sub> in Austria]].<ref name="EUETS_2018">{{cite web|title=Verified emissions 2018|url=https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/ets/registry/docs/verified_emissions_2018_en.xlsx|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-05|publisher=European Union emissions trading system (EU ETS)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403133459/https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/ets/registry/docs/verified_emissions_2018_en.xlsx |archive-date=2019-04-03 }}</ref>

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Duernrohr-02.jpg|
Fernwärmeleitung Dü StPö mit Kraftwerk Dürnrohr.jpg|District heating pipeline from the power station Dürnrohr to [[Sankt Pölten]] with a length of 31&nbsp;km
Dürnrohr - Müllverbrennungsanlage.JPG|Waste incineration plant Dürnrohr
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== References ==
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[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Austria]]
[[Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in Austria]]
[[Category:Economy of Lower Austria]]