Kemsley Paper Mill power station

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Kemsley Paper Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 66-megawatts (MW) in Kemsley - Sittingbourne, England, 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)
Kemsley Paper Mill power station Kemsley - Sittingbourne, England, United Kingdom 51.36412, 0.75656 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • K1, K4: 51.36412, 0.75656

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year Emergency/Backup
K1 Retired[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 35.8[2] gas turbine[3] yes[4] 1995[2] 2024[5] no
K4 Operating[6][7] fossil gas: natural gas[5] 66[5] combined cycle[8] yes[8] 2022[5][7] – no

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
K1 DS Smith PLC [100%][8] International Paper Co [100.0%]
K4 DS Smith PLC [100%][8] International Paper Co [100.0%]

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Background

At the paper mill, a new gas-fired unit, K4, with electric-generating capacity of 68 MW, was proposed (as of November 2019) to be built and operated by E.On, to replace the existing K1 gas-fired unit with capacity of 81 MW capacity.[9]

Also a new waste-to-energy unit, K3, with 50 MW capacity was under construction (as of April 2020) by Wheelabrator Technologies.[10][11] It came online in July 2020.[12]

In 2021 "Kemsley CHP Limited" is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results with a 2024 delivery date.[13][14] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[15]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/DS+Smith+Paper+Kemsley+Mill/@51.3641745,0.7543443,355m. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20170328164045/https://www.eonenergy.com/about-eon/our-company/generation/our-current-portfolio/combined-heat-and-power/about-us/kemsley-1. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220904165602/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Capacity%20Markets%20Document%20Library/Capacity%20Market%20Register%202024-25%20(T-4)%20-%2013_04_2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220709021731/https://www.martingmbh.de/en/news/d/uid-f2bc1150-c675-0e3a-d265-5c7c167b3760.html. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601132253/https://www.dssmith.com/media/our-stories/2023/5/ds-smith-and-e.on-unveil-combined-heat-and-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220628104643/https://www.dssmith.com/paper/about/media-centre/2019/7/development-consent-granted-for-kemsley-paper-mill-combined-heat-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ E.ON awarded major contract by DS Smith in the UK, E.On press release, March 15, 2019
  10. ↑ Kemsley energy from waste CHP plant agrees project finance package Green Investment Group, July 28, 2016
  11. ↑ Wheelabrator Kemsley, Wheelabrator Technologies, accessed April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Wheelabrator Kemsley (K3) Generating Station". NS ENERGY. Retrieved December 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  14. ↑ The Drax gas plant is dead: But other new gas projects are a headache for the COP26 team, Ember, Feb 15, 2021
  15. ↑ Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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