Glanford Brigg Power Station

Coordinates: 53°32′26″N 0°30′13″W / 53.540577°N 0.503635°W / 53.540577; -0.503635
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Not to be confused with Glanford Power Station.

Glanford Brigg Power Station
Combined cycle
?		Yes
Power generation
Units operational6 x 40 MW
Make and modelGeneral Electric
Alstom
Nameplate capacity240 MW
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Glanford Brigg Power Station (also known as Brigg Power Station) is a

Sheffield to Cleethorpes via Brigg Line, outside the town of Brigg
, with its name coming from the former name for the town. It has a generating capacity of 240 megawatts (MW).

Opened in 1993, the station was originally operated by Finnish company Fortum. It is now operated by Centrica. There are currently plans to build a straw fuelled renewable energy plant alongside the station.

History

Construction of the power station started in late 1991. It was opened in December 1993. It was built just south of a former

European Gas Turbines (EGT), which was a division of GEC Alsthom. GEC Alsthom won the £90m contract in March 1991. Initially, it was owned by Yorkshire Electricity, but operated by a Finnish company, Fortum, under the name Regional Power Generators Ltd.[2]

RPG was a joint venture between Yorkshire Electricity and Newcastle upon Tyne-based Berisford Bristar. YE took 75% control in January 1991, with Total Gas Marketing owning the rest. The gas was supplied by

British Gas. In 2000 it was bought by Fortum. In June 2002 the plant was bought by Centrica for £37 million.[3]
The operating company is known as Centrica Brigg Ltd.

Operations

Its position next to the River Ancholme

Glanford Brigg power station is a natural gas fuelled,

base load electricity and 272 MW at peak load, from a thermal input
of around 515 MW. In the event of interruption of main fuel supply, it can burn diesel instead.

It can run at a maximum thermal efficiency of 46.8% when on constant running; the actual efficiency depends on factors in the local weather conditions such as temperature and humidity. It is used to fulfill peak load requirements from the

electrical generator (alternator
).

The station's four

kilovolts
(kV). The electricity enters the National Grid via a transformer at 132 kV.

The station falls within the supply area formerly ran by Yorkshire Electricity, with distribution currently run by Northern Powergrid. The site employs thirty six people.

References

  1. ^ "Renewable Energy" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Centrica acquires further electricity generation". 28 June 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Centrica acquires further electricity generation". 28 June 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "GE Energy - MS6001B Gas Turbine". Archived from the original on 15 April 2008.

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