Lynemouth power station
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Lynemouth power station is an operating power station of at least 420-megawatts (MW) in Lynemouth, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Lynemouth power station | Lynemouth, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom | 55.20475, -1.520356 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 55.2067, -1.5325
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - unknown | 152 | subcritical | 1972 | 2015 |
| Unit 1 | operating[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[2] | 140[1] | – | 1972[3] | 2015[2] |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal - unknown | 152 | subcritical | 1972 | 2015 |
| Unit 2 | operating[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[2] | 140[1] | – | 1972[3] | 2015[2] |
| Unit 3 | retired | coal - unknown | 152 | subcritical | 1972 | 2015 |
| Unit 3 | operating[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[2] | 140[1] | – | 1972[3] | 2015[2] |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Energetický a průmyslový holding AS (EPH) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 1 | Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH)[4] | Lynemouth Power LTD[4] |
| Unit 2 | Energetický a průmyslový holding AS (EPH) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 2 | Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH)[4] | Lynemouth Power LTD[4] |
| Unit 3 | Energetický a průmyslový holding AS (EPH) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 3 | Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH)[4] | Lynemouth Power LTD[4] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 2: Converted from coal - unknown to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2018.
Unit 1: Converted from coal - unknown to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2018.
Unit 3: Converted from coal - unknown to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2018.
Background
The three-unit Lynemouth power station was fueled by coal for more than four decades, from its original start-up date of 1972 until 2015.[5][6]
Conversion to biomass
Czech-based EPH (Energetický a Průmyslový Holding) acquired the Lynemouth plant in 2016. Following a £450-million, multi-year conversion process, all three units of the Lynemouth plant began burning wood pellets instead of coal in 2018.[5][7]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 UK Gov. (44743). "Renewable Energy Planning Database: quarterly extract". https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096108/repd-july-2022-corrected.csv.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220518135645/http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/18729/now-and-beyond-2027. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230112151503/https://www.lynemouthpower.com/. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Now and Beyond 2027". Biomassmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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- ↑ "Conversion to renewable energy". Lynemouth Power. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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Additional data
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