Millbrook power station

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Millbrook power station is a power station under construction in Stewartby, England, United Kingdom. It is also known as Rookery Millbrook.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Millbrook power station Stewartby, England, United Kingdom 52.0704, -0.51482 (approximate)[1]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Equipment Emergency/Backup
1 Construction[2][3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[6] 299[6] gas turbine[6] not found 2026 (planned)[6][4] Siemens Energy: SGT5-4000F[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
1 Millbrook Power Ltd [100%][8] Drax Group PLC [100.0%]

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Background

Millbrook, originally expected to start in 2022, is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results with a 2024 delivery date.[9][10] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B004'13.4%22N+0%C2%B030'53.4%22E/@52.0704,0.51482,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d52.0704!4d0.51482?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220401110839/https://www.mytilineos.gr/news/press-releases/mytilineos-undertakes-the-development-of-3-ocgts-for-drax-30-03-22/. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124234711/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/Registers.aspx. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.drax.com/financial-news/trading-update-strong-performance-and-options-to-invest/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.drax.com/about-us/our-projects/millbrook-power/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240712170411/https://www.metlengroup.com/projects/3-open-cycle-gas-turbine-299mw-uk/. Archived from the original on 2024-07-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220523213318/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/millbrook-power-station-england/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  10. ↑ The Drax gas plant is dead: But other new gas projects are a headache for the COP26 team, Ember, Feb 15, 2021
  11. ↑ Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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