Saltend power station

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Saltend power station is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Saltend power station Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom 53.73543, -0.24315 (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: 53.73543, -0.24315

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] 400[2] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2000[3]
Unit 2 operating[2] gas[3] 400[2] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2000[3]
Unit 3 operating[2] gas[3] 400[2] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2000[3]

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 Energy Capital Partners[3] Energy Capital Partners [100.0%]
Unit 2 Energy Capital Partners[3] Energy Capital Partners [100.0%]
Unit 3 Energy Capital Partners[3] Energy Capital Partners [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[4]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[4]

Background

The combined cycle cogeneration plant located adjacent to BP Chemicals Limited's petrochemical plant. From 2005 to 2015, 7 percent of the plant's generating capacity and all of the plant's steam output was for captive use at the petrochemical plant.[5]

In 2021 the project applied for 1,200 MW existing generation (units 1, 2, and 3) in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 auction, and they were listed in the final results.[6][7] This would qualify them for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508202304/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/5231. Archived from the original on 08 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20080704113636/http://www.internationalpowerplc.com/ipr/news/press/pr2005/2005-07-28/. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Richardson, Sarah (July 28, 2005). "International Power completes acquisition of 1,200 MW Saltend Power Plant, Hull, England". International Power PLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  6. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  7. Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
  8. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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