We have built the framework for storing and managing data in two formats:
- A structured format (see View and Edit page) that will be used to interface with analysis, modeling and simulations.
- Format-free entry of information through the Discussion Forum page attached to each power plant entry
and linked through the View and Edit page.
This page defines the structured datafields used
to characterize the 10 types of power plants along with
the units in which the data should be entered and the format the
database expects for each entry [Character String, Date,
Float or Integer].
We first list all the fields that are common to many or all types of power plants
and then those specific to a given type of power plant.
DATAFIELDS
- Name: Official name of the power plant assigned by the government/owner. [Character string]
- Country-Plant-ID: Official ID assigned to the Power plant by the government of the country. [character string]
- OpenModel-PP-ID: Unique ID assigned to the Power plant by the Openmodel collaboration.
- Forum: A discussion forum attached to each power plant for format-free contributions. The link is on top bar
- Select Currency for this Power Plant: The default value for the currency should be the currency of the country. One should set it to be different only if it is known that majority of the costs for this plant are recorded in that currency. Once the currency has been set (by the first person providing financial data) subsequent submissions of all costs and expenses data should be converted to that currency.[Select from List]
- Latitude: Latitude of power plant (you can use embedded Google Maps API to set it). [A float between -90 to 90]
- Longitude: Longitude of power plant (you can use embedded Google Maps API to set it). [A float between -180 to 180]
- Direct impact Footprint: Mark, using embedded Google Maps API, the boundary of the facility including tailing ponds. Please make sure to click Move polygon around placemark and update to update your changes and recheck layout before clicking on Submit Update. The polygon has dragable vertices (solid boxes) that are recorded in the database. New vertices are created by clicking on the midpoints (light boxes) and dragging them to appropriate point. Ability to delete points not yet implemented, so please minimize creating extra points.
- Design Capacity: Capacity of the plant at the time of design in MWe. [A floating point number]
- Realized Capacity: Official reassessment of capacity after construction. [A floating point number]
- Location: Address including city, state, country. [Character string]
- Electric Power Grid Connected To: Name of the electric power grid[s] that this plant is connected to. [Character string]
- Capital cost of Plant: Total Cost of this plant at time of first construction in currency selected. [A float]
- Environmental Issues: List of significant environmental issues (effluents, emissions, waste, ash produced, water use, noise (use associated discussion Forum for providing details)). [Character String]
- Owner: Name of owner. This is a table to accomodate multiple shareholders. [Character string]
- Type of ownership: Government, State, Private, Joint Venture, Utility, Independent Power Producer (IPP), Captive (CPP), Cooperative, Hybrid, Merchant, etc. [Character string]
- Construction Contractor: Name of company that built the power plant. [Character string]
- Operator: Name of company operating the power plant. [Character string]
- Comments: Short comments on data; of important events in power plant History or its Future; your Methods of data gathering.
Use forum facility for longer discussion. [A table of character strings]
- References: Citable references to sources of data and information. [A table of character strings]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Capacity: Capacity of the generation unit/reactor in Megawatts of electric power. [A float]
- Date Commissioned: The date on which the unit/reactor was commissioned as dd-mm-yyy. [Date]
- Date Decommissioned: The date on which the unit/reactor was decommissioned or expected to be decommissioned as dd-mm-yyy. [Date]
- (Boiler, Turbine, Reactor) Manufacturer: Name of the (Boiler, Turbine, Reactor) Manufacturer. [Character String]
- (Boiler, Turbine, Reactor) Model: Model of the (Boiler, Turbine, Reactor). [Character String]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Annual Performance Table: Tables of annual performance data are arranged by decades. Many countries report data by financial years that straddle two calender years (for example: India's financial year is April 1 to March 31). The general rule we have used is to list results under the first year, for example under 2006 for financial year 2006-07. [This whole table is Floats or Integers]
- Select Fields and plot vs. years button: This feature pops up a plot of the performance data for fields selected versus all years for which there are data.
- Gigawatt Hours Generated: Total electric energy generated for that year in GigaWatts. [A float]
- CO2 Emitted: Rate of carbon dioxide emitted in Tonnes per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- CO2 Captured: Rate of carbon dioxide captured in Tonnes per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- CO2 Offset: Rate of carbon dioxide offset (through credits, forest plantations, etc) in Tonnes per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- NOx Emitted: Rate of oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2,etc) emitted in kilograms per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Drawn: Rate at which water is drawn for cooling in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Used: Rate at which water is used (evaporated) in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Annual Fuel Cost: Annual cost (in currency selected) of all fuels used to power the plant. [A float]
- Annual Operating Cost: Cost of operation of the plant (not including cost of fuel for power plant). [A float]
- Annual Maintenance Expenses: Cost of major repairs (not included in maintenance). [A float]
- Capital (Upgrade) Investment: Capital cost of all upgrades attributed to that year. [A float]
- Number Of People Employed: Number of people employed that year (regulars plus contractors). [An integer]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Chimney height: Height of the chimney/stack from which emissions are released to the atmosphere (in meters). [A float]
DATAFIELDS
- Primary Fuel: Coal (Antracite, Bituminous, Sub-butuminous, lignite). [Character String]
- Units: Description of power production units and their dates of (de)commission. [Character String]
- Coal Obtained from: Major sources of coal (name of coal mines and/or countries). [Character String]
- Source of Water: Source of water for processing coal and for the heat exchangers. [Character String]
- SOx First Control Device: Primary device (scrubber technology) for SOx emission control. [Character String]
- NOx First Control Device: Primary device (scrubber technology) for NOx emission control. [Character String]
- Mercury Control Device: Scrubber technology for mercury control. [Character String]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Domestic Coal Consumed: Total amount of domestic coal consumed (in Million Tonnes (=2200lbs)). [A float]
- Imported Coal Consumed: Total amount of imported coal consumed (in Million Tonnes (=2200lbs)). [A float]
- Heat Input: Total heat input in millions of BTU. [A float]
- CO Emitted: Rate of carbon Monoxide emitted in Tonnes per Gigawatt-hour of power generated. [A float]
- SOx Emitted: Rate of oxides of sulphur (SO, SO2, SO3) emitted in kilograms per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Mercury Emitted: Rate of mercury (elemental, reactive) emitted in grams per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Volatile Organics Emitted: Rate of volatile organics emitted (in tonnes per Gigawatt-hour). [A float]
- Particulates Emitted: Rate of particulates (> 10 micron and < 10 microns) emitted in kilograms per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Ash Generated: Rate of ash generated in Tonnes per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Drawn: Rate at which water is drawn for cooling in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Used: Rate at which water is used (evaporated) in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Annual Fuel Cost: Annual cost (in currency selected) of all fuels used to power the plant. [A float]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Boiler/HRSG Model/Manufacturer: Boiler is applicable to gas plants in which natural gas is burned to
produce steam which then drives a steam turbine. HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator) refers to CCGT plants in which
waste heat from the Gas Turbine is recovered to drive a steam turbine[Character strings]
DATAFIELDS
- Primary Fuel: Gas (Natural Gas, LNG), Naptha. [Character String]
- Source of Gas: List of gas fields/countries and pipelines from which gas is obtained. [Character String]
- Source of Water: Source of water (ocean, sea, lake, river, canal, wells) for the heat exchangers. [Character String]
- NOx First Control Device: Primary device (scrubber technology) for NOx emission control. [Character String]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Gas Consumed: Total amount of gas consumed (in units of Million cubic meters). [A float]
DATAFIELDS
- Details of generating units: Details of the technology of the generating units. [Character String]
- Steam supply: Whether and to whom is the steam supplied after electric power generation. [Character String]
- Water Temperature: The temperature of incoming geothermal water (degrees centigrade). [A float]
- Source of water: If water is being injected for heating, what is the source of this water? [Character String]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Sulphur produced: Rate of sulphur produced from the Geothermal water (in kilograms per GWh). [A float]
- Water produced: Rate of Geothermal water produced (in million cubic meters per GWh). [A float]
- Water Treated: Rate of produced Geothermal water treated before discharge (in million cubic meters per GWh). [A float]
DATAFIELDS
- River Dammed: Name of the river on which the dam is and/or whose water the hydroelectric plant uses. [Character String]
- Power production Potential at design: The annual generating potential estimated at design (in Gigawatt-hours) taking into account expected water availability and downtime [A float]. The associated water head (in meters) is the difference in altitude between the intake point and the generator at which the potential was calculated [A float].
- Other Details of Generating Units: Significant details of generating units (for example Francis or Kaplan turbines). [Character string]
- Mean River Flow: The average amount of water flow at the site of the dam (in millions of cubic meters per year). [A float]
- Name of the Reservoir: Name of the reservoir formed by the dam (if the river is dammed). [Character string]
- Capacity of the reservoir: The Gross (maximum) and Live (normal) capacity of the reservoir (in million cubic meters). [Floats]
- Height of the Dam: Height of the dam (in meters). [A float]
- Maximum Length of the Dam: Length at the longest point (usually at the top) (in meters). [A float]
- Type of Dam: Examples are straight gravity concrete, earthfill, earth and stone, masonary, etc. [Character string]
- Maximum height of water head: The difference in altitude between maximum water level allowed and the altitude of the turbines that creates the water pressure (in meters). [A float]
- Minimum height of water head: The difference in altitude between minimum water level (below which power generation is stopped) and the altitude of the turbines (in meters). [A float]
- Mean water flow through turbines: Rate of water flow through all the turbines in the powerhouse (in cubic meters per second). [A float]
- Water Management: Management of water used for electric power generation including information on race head tunnel, surge shaft, etc. [Character string]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Annual river flow: The flow of the river at the site of the dam (in million cubic metrs). [A float]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- IAEA-ID: ID assigned by the IAEA to each reactor. [Character String]
DATAFIELDS
- Primary Fuel: Type of primary nuclear fuel (natural uranium, enriched U, mixed oxide fuel, etc) used to power the reactor. [Character String]
- Refueling cycle: The number of months after which part of the nuclear fuel is replaced (in months) and amount of fuel replaced (in tonnes). [Floats]
- Source of fuel: Major sources (mine, country) of nuclear fuel. [Character String]
- Disposition of Spent fuel: How is the spent fuel disposed (stored, glassified, burried, etc). [Character String]
- Safeguards: Description of international safeguards that are being followed and the date when they where adopted. [Character String]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Units: Provide GWh generated and capacity for each reactor individually (the capacity of a reactor can change with each
refueling). Our code will automatically add these to give total GWh generated per year. Floats]
- Fuel replaced: Amount of nuclear fuel replaced in that year (in tonnes). [A float]
- Total spent fuel in Cooling Tanks: The total amount of spent fuel stored in cooling tanks to get rid of short lived radioactive products (in tonnes). [A float]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Diesel Engine: If the unit is a reciprocating diesel engine then give its manufacturer and model. [Character strings]
DATAFIELDS
- Primary Fuel: Gasoline, Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) Oil, Diesel, etc. [Character String]
- Units: Description of power production units and their dates of (de)commission. [Character String]
- Source of Oil/Diesel: Major sources of oil/Diesel and how it is transported to the plant. [Character String]
- SOx First Control Device: Primary device (scrubber technology) for SOx emission control. [Character String]
- NOx First Control Device: Primary device (scrubber technology) for NOx emission control. [Character String]
- Source of Water: Source of water for the heat exchangers. [Character String]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Oil Consumed: Total amount of oil/diesel consumed (in 1000 Tonnes (=2200lbs)). [A float]
- Heat Input: Total heat input in millions of BTU. [A float]
- CO Emitted: Rate of carbon Monoxide emitted in Tonnes per Gigawatt-hour of power generated. [A float]
- SOx Emitted: Rate of oxides of sulphur (SO, SO2, SO3) emitted in kilograms per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Volatile Organics Emitted: Rate of volatile organics emitted (in tonnes per Gigawatt-hour). [A float]
- Particulates Emitted: Rate of particulates (> 10 micron and < 10 microns) emitted in kilograms per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Drawn: Rate at which water is drawn for cooling in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Used: Rate at which water is used (evaporated) in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Annual Fuel Cost: Annual cost (in currency selected) of all fuels used to power the plant. [A float]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Units: List different stages of the development of a solar farm or the collection of solar panels of a given model as separate
units in the units table
- Number of panels: The total number of solar panels. [Integer]
- Peak Capacity: The total generation capacity of solar panels constituting this unit (under peak solar insolation). [A float]
- Panel Type: The model and type of solar collectors. [Character String]
- Panel Manufacturer: Name of the manufacturer of solar collectors. [Character String]
DATAFIELDS
- Details of Type and Manufacturer of panels: Additional details on type and manufacturer of panels. [Character String]
- Power Storage System: Describe, if any, energy storage system is associated with the PV farm. [Character String]
- Grid feed in tariff: Rate at which utility companies are mandated to buy electric power generated. [Character String]
- Backup Power: What infrastructure provides backup power. [Character String]
- Area occupied by Collectors: The total area occupied by the collectors (choose units sq feet or sq meters). [A float]
- Future development Plans: Summary of future development plans. [Character String]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Units: List different stages of the development of a solar farm or the collection of solar panels of a given model as separate
units in the units table
- Number of panels: The total number of solar panels. [Integer]
- Peak Capacity: The total generation capacity of solar panels constituting this unit (under peak solar insolation). [A float]
- Panel Type: The model and type of solar collectors. [Character String]
- Panel Manufacturer: Name of the manufacturer of solar collectors. [Character String]
DATAFIELDS
- Details of Type and Manufacturer of panels: Additional details on type and manufacturer of solar collectors. [Character String]
- Type of Heat Collecting Element: Description of elements used to collect the heat focused by the mirrors. [Character String]
- Type of heat transfer fluid: Fluid used to transfer the heat to storage system or steam production in the power generation unit (moltern salt, DOWTHERM A, etc. [Character String]
- Power Storage System: Describe, if any, heat storage system is associated with the plant. [Character String]
- Type of turbine: Model and manufacturer of turbine used to generate power. [Character String]
- Grid feed in tariff: Rate at which utility companies are mandated to buy electric power generated. [Character String]
- Backup Power: What infrastructure (associated power units) provides backup power. [Character String]
- Area occupied by Collectors: The total area occupied by the collectors (choose units sq feet or sq meters). [A float]
- Future development Plans: Summary of future development plans. [Character String]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Chimney height: Height of the chimney/stack from which emissions are released to the atmosphere (in meters). [A float]
DATAFIELDS
- Primary Fuel: Forms of waste burned (Bagasse, wood waste, waste oil, etc.). [Character String]
- Source of fuel: Major sources of waste. [Character String]
- Source of Water: Source of water for the heat exchangers. [Character String]
- SOx First Control Device: Primary device (scrubber technology) for SOx emission control. [Character String]
- NOx First Control Device: Primary device (scrubber technology) for NOx emission control. [Character String]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]
- Fuel Consumed: Total amount of waste materials consumed (in Million Tonnes (=2200lbs)). [A float]
- Heat Input: Total heat input in millions of BTU. [A float]
- CO Emitted: Rate of carbon Monoxide emitted in Tonnes per Gigawatt-hour of power generated. [A float]
- SOx Emitted: Rate of oxides of sulphur (SO, SO2, SO3) emitted in kilograms per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Volatile Organics Emitted: Rate of volatile organics emitted (in tonnes per Gigawatt-hour). [A float]
- Particulates Emitted: Rate of particulates (> 10 micron and < 10 microns) emitted in kilograms per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Drawn: Rate at which water is drawn for cooling in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
- Water Used: Rate at which water is used (evaporated) in cubic meters per Gigawatt-hour. [A float]
GENERATING UNITS [Table]
- Units: list different stages of the development of a wind farm or the collection of wind turbines of a given model as units in the units table
- Peak MWe per Turbine: The maximum capacity of EACH turbine under design conditions (in Megawatts). [A float]
DATAFIELDS
- Power Production Potential at design: The annual generating potential (in Gigawatt-hours) estimated at design taking into account number of hours the wind is expected to blow and its velocity distribution over the year.[A float]
- Average wind speed: Average wind speed (in meters per second) [A float] measured at mast (hub) height in meters[A float].
- Backup Power: What infrastructure provides backup power. [Character String]
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