Steam-Electric Plants in the UK - Other Fuels

Ballylumford-B Location: Co Antrim (Northern Ireland) Operator: AES Ballylumford Holdings Limited Configuration: 3 X 120 MW (ret 2003), 3 X 200 MW Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1968-1975 Boiler supplier: Babcock Power T/G supplier: GEC Quick facts: In 2003, the site was extended with a CCGT plant and the 120-MW sets were decommissioned. In Aug 2010, AES Corp acquired Premier Power Ltd in an all-cash transaction for £102mn. Photograph courtesy of Premier Power Ltd Posted 23 Jan 2003	Grain Location: Kent Operator: E.ON UK Configuration: 4 X 660 MW Fuel: heavy fuel oil Operation: 1981-1984 (ret) Boiler supplier: Babcock Power T/G supplier: GEC Quick facts: The 244m stack was the second tallest in the UK. E.ON has added new CCGT capacity at Grain. Photograph courtesy of E.ON Re-posted 24 Jan 2011	Inverkip Location: Renfrewshire Operator: ScottishPower Configuration: 3 X 676 MW (ret) Fuel: heavy fuel oil Operation: 1981-1984 Boiler supplier: Clarke Chapman, John Thompson T/G supplier: Parsons Quick facts: Inverkip never entered full commercial operation. At one time, there was a proposal to dismantle the plant and ship the major components to India. Photograph by Christopher Bell Posted 23 Jan 2003
Fawley Location: Hampshire Operator: RWE npower plc Configuration: 4 X 500 MW Fuel: heavy fuel oil Operation: 1969-1971 Boiler supplier: John Thompson T/G supplier: Parsons Quick facts: Fawley was closed on 27 Mar 2013. Photograph courtesy of RWE npower plc Re-posted 27 Mar 2013	Littlebrook-D Location: Kent Operator: RWE npower plc Configuration: 3 X 660 MW Fuel: heavy fuel oil Operation: 1981-1984 Boiler supplier: Clarke Chapman T/G supplier: GEC Quick facts: Two units at Littlebrook are in economic reserve. Photograph by Christopher Bell Posted 26 Jan 2003	Pembroke Location: Dyfed Operator: RWE npower plc Configuration: 4 X 500 MW Fuel: heavy fuel oil Operation: 1970-1973 (ret 1998) Boiler supplier: Clarke Chapman T/G supplier: Parsons EPC: Rendel Quick facts: Plant demolished in 2002. Site reused for a 2-GW CCGT plant Photograph courtesy of RWE npower Posted 16 Jan 2007
Peterhead Location: Aberdeenshire Operator: Scottish & Southern Energy Configuration: 2 X 676 MW, 3 X 250 MW V94.3A gas turbines (repower) Fuel: natural gas, heavy fuel oil Operation: 1980, 2000 Boiler supplier: Babcock Power, Doosan T/G supplier: GEC, Siemens Quick facts: In Feb1998, Siemens received a $270mn turnkey contract for the U.K.’s largest repowering job at Peterhead. Three large gas turbines were used to repower one of the two conventional. The two steam boilers at Peterhead were designed to burn heavy fuel oil, but were later converted to enable the use of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and sour gas. The work included a new gas connection and transmission upgrades and was completed during the summer of 2000. Photograph courtesy of Siemens AG Posted 24 Jun 2001		Widnes Location: Cheshire Operator: PDM Group Ltd Configuration: 1 X 2.5 MW, 1 X 3 MW Fuel: MBM Operation: 2000-2004 Boiler supplier: Wykes T/G supplier: Kuhlne Kopp und Kausch, AEM Quick facts: This was one of the first purpose-built power plants to use MBM. Steam is supplied by a pair of fluidized-bed boilers of Deltak design. Photograph courtesy of PDM Group Posted 14 Oct 2006

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