Killingholme B Power Station is a Combined‐cycle gas turbine natural gas power station in the civil parish of North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire, north of the Lindsey Oil Refinery, and adjacent to Killingholme A power station
| Killingholme B Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Killingholme B Power Station (2006) | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Lincolnshire, East Midlands |
| Coordinates | 53°39′15″N 0°15′19″W / 53.65419°N 0.25518°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1993 |
| Operators | Powergen (1993–2002) E.ON UK (2002–2015) Uniper (2015–present) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 900 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Killingholme B (900 MW) opened in 1993 and is owned by Uniper (Formerly E.ON UK).
Specification
editThe Uniper (Formerly E.ON UK) plant consists of two 450 MW Siemens V94.2 gas turbine modules each connected to a heat recovery steam generator using only a single steam turbine in a 2 into 1 configuration. Gas is supplied from a 26-mile pipeline from Theddlethorpe.[1]
When it was built by Powergen (now called Uniper) and opened in April 1993 it was only the second gas-fired power station built in the UK. It was taken out of service in 2002 due to the lower price of electricity and was then restored to full service in August 2005,[2] with one of the 450 MW units returning to service in April 2005. E.ON UK have an Education Centre at their site for school children.
In June 2015 E.ON UK announced the plant is to be closed.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Killingholme". E.ON UK. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "E.ON UK's Killingholme Power Station returns to full service in world first". E.ON UK. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "E.ON UK announces closure of Killingholme Power Station". E.ON UK. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Midttun, A., ed. (1997), European Electricity Systems in Transition, Table III.4, p.66
- ^ "CCGT Plants in East England & the Midlands". www.industcards.com. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Literature
edit- Chappell, T. E. (1993). "The 900 MW combined cycle gas turbine power station project at Killingholme". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. 207 (31): 147. doi:10.1243/PIME_PROC_1993_207_028_02.
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