Glanford Brigg power station

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Glanford Brigg power station is an operating power station of at least 12-megawatts (MW) in Brigg, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Glanford Brigg power station Brigg, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 53.5411, -0.5055 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit IC: 53.5411, -0.5055

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 mothballed[2] gas[2] 99[3][4] gas turbine[5] no 1994[5]
Unit IC operating[6] gas[6] 12.5[6] internal combustion combined cycle[6] no 2018[6]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Centrica plc[5] Centrica plc [100.0%]
Unit IC Centrica plc[7] Centrica plc [100.0%]

Background

Glanford Brigg was originally commissioned as a combined-cycle unit with a capacity of 260 MW and was expect to run up to 2013.[8] Centrica announced they planned to close the combined-cycle unit in their 2014 annual report[9] and Centrica terminated its generating license in 2015.[10][11] However, instead of closure Centrica converted the plant to a 99 MW peaking "distributed energy asset" which operates as an open cycle gas turbine[12][13][14][15]

In 2018 Centrica completed the construction of an additional 50 MW gas-fired engine block at the site.[16]

According to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSOE), as of October 2021, the plant had not generated electricity since September 2020, making it's status mothballed.[17]

For 2023, there were plans for a 12 month trial of hydrogen in a gas-fired grid connected plant.[18]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191518/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221018024321/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/924591/DUKES_2020_MASTER.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417180434/https://www.intergen.com/our-technologies/development-projects/gateway-energy-centre/. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416213204/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/energy-storage-developments/. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 08 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://www.centricabusinesssolutions.com/us/news/work-start-new-gas-plant-brigg-power-station. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325003219/https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2022/centrica-and-hiiroc-to-inject-hydrogen-at-brigg-gas-fired-power-station-in-uk-first-project/. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. UPDATE 1-Centrica puts new power station plans on hold, Reuters, Jan 13, 2011
  9. Annual Report and Accounts 2014, Centrica, Apr 10, 2015
  10. Annual Report and Accounts 2020, Centrica, Apr 6, 2021
  11. Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES) 2020: main chapters and annexes A to D, United Kingdom National Statistics, Jul 30, 2020
  12. Centrica's Brigg Power Station saved from closure, Gas to Power Journal, Jul 6, 2015
  13. Annual Report and Accounts 2015, Centrica, Mar 16, 2016
  14. Annual Report and Accounts 2016, Centrica, Mar 22, 2017]
  15. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (July 29, 2021). "Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES): electricity". Gov.UK. Retrieved November 16, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. Centrica completes two 50MW fast-response plants in Brigg and Peterborough, Centrica, Oct 8, 2018
  17. European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (October 2021). "Transparency Platform, ID 48W000000BRGG-1M". ENTSOE Transparency Platform. Retrieved October 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Centrica and HiiROC to inject hydrogen at Brigg gas-fired power station in UK first project". Centrica. October 24, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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