CCGT Plants in South England
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Didcot-B Location: Oxfordshire Operator: RWE Innogy Configuration: Two 686-MW, 2+1 CCGT blocks with V94.3A gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1996-1997 HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens
Photograph courtesy of Siemens AG |
Enfield Photograph courtesy of E.ON UK |
Grain Location: Kent Operator: E.ON UK plc Configuration: 3 X 425-MW single-shaft CCGT blocks with GT26 gas turbines CHP Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom, Remak, ZRE Quick facts: The Grain CCGT plant cost about £500m. 340 MWt is available to assist in regasifying LNG received at the nearby terminal. The first block was synchronized on 1 Jul 2010 but full operation was delayed by technical issues. The first block went commercial on 13 Jun 2011 and the second on 21 Jun 2011.
Photograph courtesy of and copyright by Alstom |
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Humbly Grove
Photograph courtesy of Star Energy Ltd |
Hythe Location: Hampshire Operator: BP Energy Configuration: 59-MW, 1+1 CCGTwith LM6000 gas turbine CHP Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2005 HRSG supplier: SFL T/G supplier: GE, Siemens EPC: Siemens Nederland Quick facts: This CHP plant supplies electricity to the grid and 75 tph steam to the adjacent Polimeri petrochemical plant. Main steam from the dual-pressure, fired HRSG is delivered at 14 and 18 bar. Four 25 tph auxiliary boilers serve as back-up. Excess steam is condensed in an air-cooled dump condenser and routed back to the feed water tank.
Photograph courtesy of Siemens |
Indian Queens Location: Cornwall Operator: International Power plc Configuration: 1 X 140-MW GE 9001E gas turbine Fuel: distillate oil Operation: 1996 T/G supplier: John Brown, Elin EPC: John Brown Quick facts: In late 1996, U.S. developer Destec Energy started up Indian Queens to provide up to 180-MW of reactive power support for synchronous compensation on the 400kV grid as well as 140 MW of peaking capacity. Destec secured a 20yr power purchase agreement with National Grid for this purpose. In Jun 1997, the plant was acquired by AES Corp, which announced in Sep 2006 that it had sold the plant to International Power for $60mn.
Photograph courtesy of International Power |
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Langage Location: Devon Operator: Centrica Energy Configuration: 885-MW, 2+1 CCGT with GT26 gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom Quick facts: Langage was originally consented in Nov 2000 and acquired by Centrica in Aug 2004. In Jun 2006, Alstom won a turnkey contract worth more than €400mn to build the plant and will also provide O&M under a 12yr service agreement. Trial operation began in Oct 2009 at the site on the outskirts of Plimpton. Langage is the first large-scale project to be built in the UK for five years and is connected to the 400kV grid.
Photograph courtesy of Alstom |
Marchwood Location: Hampshire Operator: Marchwood Power Ltd Configuration: 842-MW, 2+1 CCGT with SGT5-4000F gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2009 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens Quick facts: This power station cost £380mn and was developed and built to budge by ESB International and Scottish & Southern Energy. The site is on the Marchwood Industrial Estate, near facilities owned by Southampton Water. Veolia's Marchwood WTE plant is directly behind the new CCGT in this photo. Marchwood was also the site of a 240-MW coal-fired station built by the CEGB in the 1950s. When the Marchwood Power went commercial on 10 Dec 2009, it was the UK’s first new, large-scale CCGT power station to enter commercial operation in 5yrs.
Photograph courtesy of ESB International |
Medway Location: Kent Operator: Scottish & Southern Energy Configuration: 700-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 9001E gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1995 HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: GE EPC: Marubeni, Tarmac Black & Veatch Quick facts: Originally developed by AES Corp. In Oct 2003, SSE, agreed to buy out AES and EDF Energy to become sole owner of the power station.
Photograph courtesy of Nooter/Eriksen |
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Seabank Location: Gloucestershire Operator: Seabank Power Ltd Configuration: 1,145-MW CCGT, one 3+1 block and one single-shaft block, V94.3A gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 2000-2001 HRSG supplier: SFL, Stork T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens Quick facts: This plant at Avonmouth near Bristol is owned 50:50 by SSE and BG. Merz and McLellan was owner’s engineer. Seabank was built in two phases. In Jan 1999, Siemens received a £120mn order for a plant extension which was handed-over in Jan 2001. Plant thermal efficiency is about 55%.
Photograph courtesy of Siemens AG |
Shoreham
Photograph courtesy of ScottishPower |
Storrington
Photograph courtesy of Star Energy Ltd |
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Worthing
Photograph courtesy of E.ON |
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Updated 07/09/11
