Keadby power station

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Keadby power station is an operating power station of at least 1658-megawatts (MW) in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Keadby 3 Carbon Capture Power Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Keadby power station Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 53.59444, -0.75044 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GT3, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 53.59444, -0.75044

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
GT3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 30[3] gas turbine[2] not found 1996[4]
Unit 1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][5] 735[3][6] combined cycle[2] no 1996[7][4]
Unit 2, timepoint 1 Operating[8] fossil gas: natural gas[9] 893[10][11] combined cycle[9] no 2023[12]
Unit 2, timepoint 2 Announced[13][14] other: hydrogen (unknown)[13][9] 893[10][11] combined cycle[9] no 2030 (planned)[15]
Unit 3 Pre-construction[16][17] fossil gas: natural gas[5][18] 910[19][5] combined cycle[5][18] not found 2027 (planned)[16][18]

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
GT3 SSE Thermal Ltd [100%][7][2] SSE PLC
Unit 1 SSE Thermal Ltd [100%][7][2] SSE PLC
Unit 2, timepoint 1 SSE Thermal Ltd [100%][7][2] SSE PLC
Unit 2, timepoint 2 SSE Thermal Ltd [100%][7][2] SSE PLC
Unit 3 SSE Thermal Ltd [100%][7][2] SSE PLC

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 2: Announced conversion from fossil gas to other in 2030.

Table 4: Unit-level hydrogen conversion proposal details

Unit name H2 ready turbine (%)? MOU for H2 supply? Contract for H2 supply? Financing for supply of H2? Co-located with electrolyzer/H2 production facility? What % of H2 blending currently?
GT3
Unit 1
Unit 2, timepoint 1
Unit 2, timepoint 2[13] 50.0 NF NF NF NF
Unit 3

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Financing

| 2022 (planned)[20]

Background

Keadby was 'deep mothballed'[21] in 2013 due to market conditions, but was brought back online in 2015.[22] In 2021 the project is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results for 716 MW with 2024 delivery.[23] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[24]

Since then, SSE has begun construction on an additional gas fired unit of 893 MW[25], designed to be upgradable to use carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and hydrogen fuel.[26]

SSE also announced plans in 2021 for a third gas-fired combined-cycle unit with a capacity of 900 MW that would utilize carbon capture and storage (CCS)[27], as well as a fourth new unit run entirely on hydrogen.[28]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183024/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/3813. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220817205129/https://zenodo.org/record/3349843. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709015948/https://www.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/development/keadby-3-carbon-capture/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a7daa4fc8e12ac3edb068e/DUKES_5.11.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230226102621/https://www.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/operational/keadby-1/. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230331202219/https://www.energylivenews.com/2023/03/16/europes-most-efficient-gas-fired-power-stations-begins-operations/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221119024807/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keadby-2-power-stations-start-is-delayed-by-months-fg92789p2. Archived from the original on 2022-11-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709025440/https://www.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/construction/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/home/stories/power-generation-in-uk.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://www.gastopowerjournal.com/projectsafinance/item/8960-siemens-sse-forge-ahead-keadby-2-project-start-up-slated-for-2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://www.powermag.com/siemens-energy-joins-forces-for-bold-100-hydrogen-hl-gas-turbine-leap/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://www.ssethermal.com/news-and-views/2024/12/sse-and-siemens-energy-announce-hydrogen-power-acceleration-partnership/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/power/siemens-energy-to-develop-massive-600mw-gas-turbine-capable-of-running-on-100-hydrogen/2-1-1750849. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. 16.0 16.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126062700/https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/183631/download. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709032618/https://aecom.com/uk/press-releases/aecom-to-continue-its-role-on-keadby-3-carbon-capture-power-station-project/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220802121211/http://www.equinor.com/en/news/20210408-sse-thermal-hydrogen-ccs-humber.html. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203163429/https://dwdllp.com/projects/keadby3/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. https://www.gastopowerjournal.com/projectsafinance/item/8960-siemens-sse-forge-ahead-keadby-2-project-start-up-slated-for-2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. SSE plc Annual Report 2013, SSE, May 3, 2013
  22. SSE to restart mothballed Keadby plant, Gas to Power Journal, Oct 21, 2015
  23. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  24. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019
  25. "Keadby2 Power Station". siemens-energy.com Global Website. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  26. "Keady 2 Combined-Cycle Power Plant - North Lincolnshire". NS Energy Business. Retrieved Apr 22nd, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. "Keadby 3 Carbon Capture Power Station". www.ssethermal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  28. SSE Thermal and Equinor join forces on plans for first-of-a-kind hydrogen and carbon capture projects in the Humber, Equinor, Apr 8, 2021

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