The Dürnrohr power station is a

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. 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 MW operated by VERBUND Austrian Thermal Power AG and the second with output 352 MW operated by the Energie-Versorgung Niederösterreich AG. The plant was finished in 1987. The plant was powered by

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imported from the

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and

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but today it burns any type of coal and can also use

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. In 2004, a heating plant (largest such in Austria, at the time) using the dissipated

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was opened. In 2009, the

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pipeline from the power station to

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was erected from EVN Wärme. It is the longest district heating pipeline in Austria, with a length of 31 km.Longest district heating pipeline in operation; in German
from

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-Niederösterreich 1. October 2009; read 2. October 2009 The power station is one of the biggest emitters of CO₂ in Austria. Duernrohr-02.jpg, Fernwärmeleitung Dü StPö mit Kraftwerk Dürnrohr.jpg, District heating pipeline from the power station Dürnrohr to

with a length of 31 km Dürnrohr - Müllverbrennungsanlage.JPG, Waste incineration plant Dürnrohr

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