Overview
- Crews imploded the 275‑meter stack and two plant buildings on Sunday morning, leaving only the stair tower standing as planned.
- Charges placed at three levels folded the chimney into sections, and officials said the operation proceeded according to plan despite low clouds and drizzle.
- Hagedorn led extensive preparations and will process the rubble as it readies the remediated property for transfer to grid operator Amprion in summer 2026.
- The new converter station is expected to enter service in 2031 to route offshore wind power into North Rhine‑Westphalia’s transmission network.
- The demolition removes the last visible remnant of the RWE coal plant, which ended operations in 2021 after earlier blasts took down the cooling tower and boiler house in 2025.