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Blyth
Location: Northumberland
Operator: National Power plc
Configuration: 4 X 120 MW, 2 X 260 MW, 2 X 330 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal, anthracite
Operation: 1958-1962 (ret 1991-2000)
Boiler supplier: BPL, Yarrow, CCL
T/G supplier: MV, EE
Quick facts: Plant demolished in Dec 2003. This was the largest power
station in England from 1962 until the completion of Ferrybridge C2&C3 in
1967. Site being reviewed by RWE npower for possible deployment of a new 1.6-GW coal plant.
Photograph courtesy of National Power
Posted 30 Jan 2001 |
Eggborough
Location: Yorkshire
Operator: British Energy plc
Configuration: 4 X 500 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1968-1969
Boiler supplier: FW, JBE
T/G supplier: AEI
Quick facts: In early Mar 2000, British Energy completed the £615mn purchase of Eggborough
from National Power, a deal first announced in late 1999. On
1 Sep 2005, retrofit FGD systems on Units 3&4 were handed over to
operators. The wet limestone scrubbers were supplied by a joint venture of
MHI and FLS and with CB&I John Brown providing project management and
related technical services. Other contractors were Arup Energy, Balfour
Beatty, and Mowlem. The project cost was approximately £60mn.
Photograph courtesy of British Energy
Re-posted 1 Jan 2007 |
Ferrybridge-A
Location: Yorkshire
Operator: CEGB
Configuration: ??
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1927-?? (ret 1957)
Boiler supplier: ??
T/G supplier: ??
Quick facts: This photo shows the Ferrybridge-A boiler and turbine Hall
which was converted by the CEGB into offices and engineering workshops.
Photograph by Christopher Bell
Posted 23 May 2009 |
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Ferrybridge-C
Location: Yorkshire
Operator: Scottish and Southern Energy
Configuration: 4 X 500 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1966-1968
Boiler supplier: BPL
T/G supplier: Parsons
Quick facts: This was the first 2-GW power station in Europe and the
largest in England for several years in the late 1960s. Built and run by
the CEGB, Ferrybridge-C and Fiddlers Ferry were sold to Edison Mission
Energy in 1999, sold on to AEP, sold to AEP Energy Services in Dec 2001, and sold on to Scottish
and Southern in Jul 2004 for £136mn. All four
boilers were retrofit with Low-Nox burners and Units 3&4 have now been
retrofit with wet FGD systems from Lurgi.
The stacks are 198m and the cooling towers are 115m tall, making them
among the largest in Europe.
Photograph by Christopher Bell
Posted 23 May 2009 |
Fiddlers Ferry
Location: Cheshire
Operator: Scottish and Southern Energy
Configuration: 4 X 500 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1971-1973
Boiler supplier: ICL
T/G supplier: EE
Quick facts: Fiddlers Ferry was acquired from PowerGen by Edison Mission
in Jul 1999, sold to AEP Energy Services in Dec 2001, and sold on to Scottish
and Southern in Jul 2004.
Photograph by Christopher Bell
Posted 12 Apr 2003 |
Lynemouth
Location: Northumberland
Operator: Alcan Smelting & Power UK
Configuration: 3 X 140 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1972
Boiler supplier: ICL
T/G supplier: Parsons
Quick facts: This power station provides electricity to an adjacent
Alcan aluminium smelter and is supplied from local coal mines. A rail line
connects the smelter to Blythe port about 6km south of the Alcan works.
Photograph by Christopher Bell
Posted 30 May 2008 |
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Stella North
Location: Northumberland
Operator: National Power plc
Configuration: 4 X 60 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1955-1956 (ret 1991)
Boiler supplier: CCL
T/G supplier: Parsons
Photograph by Christopher Bell
Posted 30 Dec 2003 |
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Stella South
Location: Northumberland
Operator: National Power plc
Configuration: 5 X 60 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1954-1956 (ret 1991)
Boiler supplier: CCL
T/G supplier: Parsons
Photograph by Christopher Bell
Posted 6 Jun 2004 |
