Kings Lynn Power Station
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King's Lynn Power Station is a Combined Cycle Gas power power station near King's Lynn
in Norfolk
owed by Centrica Energy which employs 40 people and can generate 325 MW of electricity.
in October 2001.
In October 2011 Centrica announced that it was "considering" closing the plant, "due to the rising cost of gas." and that it relied "less and less" on the plant for power.
's National Transmission System.
V94.3 Gas driven Turbine
with electrical generator
running at 3,000 rpm. The terminal voltage is 21 kV. There is a triple pressure heat recovery steam generator, built by International Combustion
(since 1997 known as ABB Combustion Services Ltd). The plant has one steam turbine
that is coupled to the generator via a self synchronizing clutch
. The plant operates with one air cooled condenser
which compromises of 61 cooling modules of fins, tubes and fan arranged in four by four configuration, connected to the 132 kV
electrical distribution system. The total output of the station is 325 MWe
. The power station employs around forty-one staff.
King's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
owed by Centrica Energy which employs 40 people and can generate 325 MW of electricity.
History
Construction of this power station began in October 1994 and was completed and started producing electricity in December 1997. The owners of the plant, TXU sold the plant to CentricaCentrica
Centrica plc is a multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America. Centrica is the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the UK, and one of the largest suppliers of electricity, operating under the trading names "Scottish Gas" in...
in October 2001.
In October 2011 Centrica announced that it was "considering" closing the plant, "due to the rising cost of gas." and that it relied "less and less" on the plant for power.
Description
The Combined cycle gas turbine power station is located on Willows Business Park, Saddlebow, King's Lynn and uses gas from National GridNational Grid plc
National Grid plc is a multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom and northeastern United States and it is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world.National Grid is listed on...
's National Transmission System.
Specification
It has one single shaft 237 MW SiemensSiemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
V94.3 Gas driven Turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
with electrical generator
Alternator
An alternator is an electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy in the form of alternating current.Most alternators use a rotating magnetic field but linear alternators are occasionally used...
running at 3,000 rpm. The terminal voltage is 21 kV. There is a triple pressure heat recovery steam generator, built by International Combustion
International Combustion
International Combustion Limited was a major manufacturing business based in Derby offering products for the nuclear engineering industry. International Combustion Australia Limited was a separate non-affiliated company.-History:...
(since 1997 known as ABB Combustion Services Ltd). The plant has one steam turbine
Steam turbine
A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884....
that is coupled to the generator via a self synchronizing clutch
Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component to another...
. The plant operates with one air cooled condenser
Condenser (heat transfer)
In systems involving heat transfer, a condenser is a device or unit used to condense a substance from its gaseous to its liquid state, typically by cooling it. In so doing, the latent heat is given up by the substance, and will transfer to the condenser coolant...
which compromises of 61 cooling modules of fins, tubes and fan arranged in four by four configuration, connected to the 132 kV
Volt
The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...
electrical distribution system. The total output of the station is 325 MWe
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
. The power station employs around forty-one staff.
Environmental performance
In 2006 it generated 900 GWh and emitted the following pollutants:-- Nitrogen oxides: 310,000 tonnes
- Methane: 26,000 tonnes
- Sulphur Dioxide <100,000 tonnes
- Carbon Monoxide 13 tonnes
- Carbon Dioxide 365,896 tonnes