Keadby power station

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Keadby power station is an operating power station of at least 1687-megawatts (MW) in Scunthorpe, 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)
Keadby power station Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 53.59444, -0.75044 (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, Unit 3, Unit GT3: 53.59444, -0.75044

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3] 764[3] combined cycle[2] no 1996[4][5]
Unit 2 operating[6] gas[7] 893[8] combined cycle[7] no 2023[9]
Unit 3 pre-construction[10] gas[11] 910[12] combined cycle[11] no 2027[11]
Unit GT3 operating[2] gas[3] 30[3] gas turbine[2] no 1996[4]

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 SSE Thermal[2][5] SSE PLC [100.0%]
Unit 2 SSE Thermal[2][5] SSE PLC [100.0%]
Unit 3 SSE Thermal[2][5] SSE PLC [100.0%]
Unit GT3 SSE Thermal[2][5] SSE PLC [100.0%]

Financing

| 2022 (planned)[13]

Background

Keadby was 'deep mothballed'[14] in 2013 due to market conditions, but was brought back online in 2015.[15] In 2021 the project is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results for 716 MW with 2024 delivery.[16] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[17]

Since then, SSE has begun construction on an additional gas fired unit of 893 MW[18], designed to be upgradable to use carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and hydrogen fuel.[19]

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)[20], as well as a fourth new unit run entirely on hydrogen.[21]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183024/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/3813. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173814/https://zenodo.org/records/3349843. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230226102621/https://www.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/operational/keadby-1/. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 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 31 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 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 19 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709025440/https://www.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/construction/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 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)
  10. 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 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220802121211/http://www.equinor.com/en/news/20210408-sse-thermal-hydrogen-ccs-humber.html. Archived from the original on 02 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203163429/https://dwdllp.com/projects/keadby3/. Archived from the original on 03 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 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)
  14. SSE plc Annual Report 2013, SSE, May 3, 2013
  15. SSE to restart mothballed Keadby plant, Gas to Power Journal, Oct 21, 2015
  16. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  17. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019
  18. "Keadby2 Power Station". siemens-energy.com Global Website. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  19. "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)
  20. "Keadby 3 Carbon Capture Power Station". www.ssethermal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  21. 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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