Störfallhilfe
Karlsruhe

What do we do?

The EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates a steam power plant on the Rhein’s harbor in Karulsruhe (RDK). It is located directly in the area of the Rhein River where the Daxlanden borough is found. Here, the company produces electricity and district heating for the city. You will also find two coal-fired power stations, a gas power plant, and a steam power plant in operation.

Depending on how much heat is needed, up to 220 MW (Megawatt = 1.000.000 Watt) can be used to supply the city of Karlsruhe with district heating. The district heating is made of eco-friendly combined heat and power. Coal, natural gas and heating oil are all used as fuel. Ammonia is also used as a consumable material and is stored on the power plant’s site.

In the table of hazardous substances, you can learn how to identify the different substances and the possible effects they could have on you and the environment.

For more Information about the EnBW Energie Baden-Würrttemberg AG visit www.enbw.com.

What do we do?

The Oil Refinery Oberrhein (MiRO) is Germany’s largest fuel refinery, covering an area of 458 hectares between the Rhine River and Karlsruhe-Knielingen. It functions to refine crude oil into valuable petroleum products such as petrol, diesel, liquid gas and heating oil. Thanks to the size of its tank farm, MiRO is able to balance out consumption fluctuations and, thus, ensure a reliable supply of fuel for the city.

MiRO, however, not only provides the inhabitants of Karlsruhe with mobility and a warm home; they supply the basic resources needed to produce a number of products used in our everyday lives, including (but not limted to) CDs, sportswear, beauty products and pharmaceutical products.

With more than 1000 employees, the MIRO oil refinery is an important employer and taxpayer for the city of Karlsruhe and its citizens. MiRO is also a major client for many suppliers and service providers throughout Karlsruhe.

To learn how to identify the kinds of fuels stored and processed at MiRO, as well as the possible effects they could have on you and the environment, please refer to the table of hazardous substances.

For more Information about the Oil Refinery Oberrhein visit www.miro-ka.de.

What do we do?

Oiltanking Deutschland is a subsidiary company of Oiltanking GmbH in Hamburg. With 17 locations within the Federal Republic of Germany, Oiltanking holds more the 2.2 million cubic meters of oil within its tanks. Oiltanking provides the mineral oil economy with the tank space and facilities it needs to function properly while allowing customers to remain the owner of the mineral oil.

The products stored in the tank farm serve to sustain private and commercial consumption. They also provide part of the emergency oil supply needed in case of a crisis in Germany.

The tank farm in Karlsruhe is located directly in the area of the Rhein River where the Daxlanden borough is found. Oiltanking stores gasoline and gasoline components, heating oil, diesel fuel and additives which are transferred via shore tanks and various forms of transportation.

In the table of hazardous substances, you can learn how to identify the substances stored at Oiltanking and find out the possible effects they could have on you and the environment.

For more Information about Oiltanking Deutschland visit the website www.oiltanking.com.