Wikidata:WikiProject Energy

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This WikiProject focuses on standardising data and bridging communities between projects so as to enable inter-project Wikidata use, such as Wikidata-supported infoboxes.

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• Capturing information about electrical grids around the world - Wikidata:WikiProject Energy/Electrical grids

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Data structuring

The following sections define Wikidata structuring methods for power stations. The content has been derived from Template:Infobox power station at the English Wikipedia.

General information

Information	Structure
Site area	area (P2046) with qualifier applies to part (P518) as power station (Q159719)
Site elevation	elevation above sea level (P2044)
Number of chimneys	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as chimney (Q170477) with qualifier quantity (P1114)
Number of cooling towers	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as cooling tower (Q193886) with qualifier quantity (P1114)
Source of cooling	• coolant (P588) as air (Q7391292), the waterbody or another subject.
Feed-in tariff	feed-in tariff (P6826) with qualifier criterion used (P1013) as kilowatt hour (Q182098) or megawatt hour (Q14787261)
Owner	owned by (P127)
Operator	operator (P137)
Annual revenue	total revenue (P2139) with qualifier point in time (P585)
Combined cycle?	instance of (P31) as combined cycle power station (Q900729)
Cogeneration?	instance of (P31) as cogeneration power station (Q61867910)
Thermal power input	specific heat capacity (P2056)
Currently operational units	For each unit, set powered by (P516) as the model of the generation unit (or unknown value), with the following qualifiers:  • nominal power capacity (P2109) (if different from unit's standard capacity)  • Set inception (P571) for date construction began (or unknown value)  • Set service entry (P729) for date unit commissioned (or unknown value)  • Do not set service retirement (P730) for date unit decommissioned. Use qualifier quantity (P1114) to multiply the entry for large sets of identical units (i.e. in wind farms).
Operational unit model	Enter the unit model in powered by (P516); manufacturer (P176) must be set in the generation unit model's Wikidata item.
Planned units	For each unit, set powered by (P516) as the model of the generation unit (or unknown value), with the following qualifiers:  • nominal power capacity (P2109) (if different from unit's standard capacity)  • Do not set inception (P571) for date construction began  • Do not set service entry (P729) for date unit commissioned  • Do not set service retirement (P730) for date unit decommissioned.
Cancelled units	For each unit, set powered by (P516) as the model of the generation unit (or unknown value), with the following qualifiers:  • nominal power capacity (P2109) (if different from unit's standard capacity)  • Set state of use (P5817) as cancelled (Q30108381)
Units under construction	For each unit, set powered by (P516) as the model of the generation unit (or unknown value), with the following qualifiers:  • nominal power capacity (P2109) (if different from unit's standard capacity)  • Set inception (P571) for date construction began (or unknown value)  • Do not set service entry (P729) for date unit commissioned  • Do not set service retirement (P730) for date unit decommissioned.
Decommissioned units	For each unit, set powered by (P516) as the model of the generation unit (or unknown value), with the following qualifiers:  • nominal power capacity (P2109) (if different from unit's standard capacity)  • Set inception (P571) for date construction began (or unknown value)  • Set service entry (P729) for date unit commissioned (or unknown value)  • Set service retirement (P730) for date unit decommissioned (or unknown value)
Installed capacity	nominal power capacity (P2109) with qualifier determination method (P459) as nameplate capacity (Q200974)
Capacity factor	capacity factor (P6639)
Annual generation	annual energy output (P4131) with optional qualifier point in time (P585)
Storage capacity	energy storage capacity (P4140)

Geothermal power stations

Parameter	Structure
Type of geothermal power station	instance of (P31):  • flash steam power station (Q41722964), or  • dry steam power station (Q41722780), or  • binary cycle power station (Q4086827)
Minimum temperature requirement of geothermal source	operating temperature (P5066) with qualifier applies to part (P518) as water resource (Q1049799)
Number of geothermal wells	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as geothermal well (Q61846297) with qualifier as quantity (P1114)
Maximum well depth	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as geothermal well (Q61846297) with qualifier as vertical depth (P4511)
Hot water production	product or material produced or service provided (P1056) as hot water (Q1419245), and qualifier as production rate (P2197)

Integrated water and power plant

Information	Structure
IWPP?	instance of (P31) as integrated water and power plant (Q64447720)
IWPP's water purification method	product or material produced or service provided (P1056) as water (Q283), with qualifier fabrication method (P2079) as distillation (Q101017) and/or reverse osmosis (Q272175)
IWPP's maximum water output	product or material produced or service provided (P1056) as water (Q283), with qualifier production rate (P2197)
IWPP's feed-in tariff for water output	fee (P2555), with qualifiers criterion used (P1013) as water purification (Q1463025) and relative to (P2210) as cubic metre (Q25517)

Solar power stations

Information	Structure
Solar technology	instance of (P31):  • photovoltaic power station (Q1003207), or  • concentrated photovoltaic power station (Q61950883), or  • thermal solar power station (Q285927)
CSP technology (if applicable)	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as one or more of the following:  • parabolic trough (Q2051219), or  • solar power tower (Q13847726), or  • compact linear Fresnel reflector (Q5155312), or  • parabolic solar reflector (Q61954404)
Number of heliostats or collectors	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as one of the following, with qualifier quantity (P1114):  • parabolic trough (Q2051219)  • heliostat (Q1347279)  • compact linear Fresnel reflector (Q5155312)  • parabolic solar reflector (Q61954404)
Total combined surface area	area (P2046) with qualifier applies to part (P518) as surface area (Q1379273)
Site solar resource	solar irradiance (P6876)
Type of solar tracker	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as one or more of the following:  • single-axis solar tracker (Q63199411)  • dual-axis solar tracker (Q63199420)

Thermal power stations

Information	Structure
Thermal power station types	instance of (P31) as one or more of the following: thermal power station (Q200297) coal-fired power station (Q6558431) oil-fired power station (Q261604) fossil-fuel power station (Q1434958) natural gas-fired power station (Q3498533) biomass-fired power station (Q55364050) peat-fired power station (Q2443965)
Primary fuel source	source of energy (P618) with qualifier series ordinal (P1545) as 1.
Secondary fuel source	source of energy (P618) with qualifier series ordinal (P1545) as 2.
Tertiary fuel source	source of energy (P618) with qualifier series ordinal (P1545) as 3.
Turbine technology	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as one or both:  • gas turbine (Q193470)  • steam turbine (Q189859)

Tidal power stations

Information	Structure
Classification	instance of (P31) should be tidal power station (Q50694621)
The tidal technology in use	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as tidal barrage (Q7800783) or tidal stream generator (Q3250943)
Type of tidal stream generator	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as one of the following:  • horizontal axis tidal turbine (Q63363573)  • vertical axis tidal turbine (Q63363632)  • hydrofoil tidal generator (Q63363679)  • Archimedes screw tidal generator (Q63363745)  • tidal kite (Q63363781)
Height of tidal barrage	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as tidal barrage (Q7800783) with qualifier height (P2048)
Length of tidal barrage	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as tidal barrage (Q7800783) with qualifier length (P2043)
Width of tidal barrage	has part(s) of the class (P2670) as tidal barrage (Q7800783) with qualifier width (P2049)
Waterbody	crosses (P177)
Speed of water flow	crosses (P177) as the waterbody, with qualifier speed (P2052)
Volume of water flow	crosses (P177) as the waterbody, with qualifier discharge (P2225)
Tidal range at site	hydraulic head (P4441)

Wind power stations

Information	Structure
Type of wind farm	instance of (P31) as one of the following:  • onshore wind farm (Q50687555)  • offshore wind farm (Q1357601)
Wind farm site usage	has use (P366) as one of the following:  • agriculture (Q11451)  • cattle husbandry (Q2153464)  • wilderness (Q911871)
Water depth of offshore wind farm	vertical depth (P4511) with qualifier applies to part (P518) as offshore wind farm (Q1357601)
Shortest distance from shore of offshore wind farm	length (P2043) with qualifier applies to part (P518) as offshore wind farm (Q1357601)

District heating grids

Grid

Information	Property	Value(s)	Qualifiers
type	instance of (P31)	district heating (Q278784)
year built	inception (P571)
operator	operator (P137)	<item for company> (sample: Wien Energie (Q2568787))

Places on grid

Information	Property	Value(s)	Qualifiers
available grid in locality	Wikidata:Property_proposal/district_heating	<item for grid> (sample: Fernwärme Wien (Q105687065))

See also

• WikiProject Energy (Q15106301)
  • WikiProject Energy in English
  • Wikiproyecto Energía in Español
  • Projet Énergie in Français
  • Proiect Energie in Română
  • Wikiprojekti Energia in Suomi
  • วิกิพีเดีย โครงการวิกิพลังงาน in ไทย
  • 维基百科 能源专题 in 中文
• Talk pages of Portal:Energy (Q10766839) in some languages (use similar to project pages)