Heartlands power station

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Heartlands power station is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom. It is also known as Fort Dunlop.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Heartlands power station Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom 52.510222, -1.808279 (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 2: 52.510222, -1.808279

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4] 50[4] gas turbine[4] not found 1999[1][5]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] gas[4] 50[4] gas turbine[4] not found 1999[1][5]

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 Rockland Capital[4] Rockland Capital [100.0%]
Unit 2 Rockland Capital[4] Rockland Capital [100.0%]

Background

Whitetower Energy sold the Heartlands plant, along with four other gas plants, to Rockland Capital in 2019.[6]

In 2021 the project applied for 100 MW existing generation in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 auction.[7] This would qualify them for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630170954/https://modernpowersystems.com/features/featurethe-industrial-trent-makes-the-grade/. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230108191432/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 08 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200514010918/https://www.group.rwe/nl-NL/ons-portfolio/onze-vestigingen/ocgt-fleet. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125011441/https://rocklandcapital.com/natural-gas-simple-cycle/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/725-england/fossil-fuels-energy/6588-fort-dunlop-gas-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Portfolio, Rockland Capital, accessed Apr 14, 2021
  7. Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
  8. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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