# Bayer installs two new gas engines for power generation at Wuppertal plant

Bayer installed a 45-meter chimney and two new gas engines at its Wuppertal plant for on-site power generation, primarily for long-term grid outages, with commissioning preparations starting in week 32 of 2020.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-08-04
- Where: Wuppertal, Germany
- Starts operating: Aug 2020
- Status: under construction
- Products: gas engines, electricity
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Bayer](https://endata.com/companies/2148.md)

## Sources

- [bayer.com](https://www.bayer.com/media/bayer-wuppertal-vorbereitungen-fur-die-inbetriebnahme-eines-schornsteins-im-werk-an-der-wupper/), 2020-08-04: "Die neue Infrastruktur ergänzt bestehende Ersatzsysteme."

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