Taylor's Lane GT power station
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Taylor's Lane GT power station is an operating power station of at least 144-megawatts (MW) in London, Greater London, United Kingdom.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor's Lane GT power station | London, Greater London, United Kingdom | 51.54609, -0.25731 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 2, Unit 3: 51.54609, -0.25731
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | operating[2] | diesel, fuel oil[3][4] | 72[2] | gas turbine[5] | no | 1979 | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[2] | diesel, fuel oil[3][4] | 72[2] | gas turbine[5] | no | 1981 | – |
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 2 | Uniper SE[6] | Fortum Oyj [76.0%]; other [24.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Uniper SE[6] | Fortum Oyj [76.0%]; other [24.0%] |
Background
Two new gas turbines, units 2 and 3, were built at the site of the old plant, retired in 1972.[7] Images of the original plant are visible from 1945 in Google Earth.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://doi.org/10.25832/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921025539/https://www.uniper.energy/united-kingdom/power-plants-in-the-united-kingdom/taylors-lane. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230405174706/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1094628/DUKES_2022_Chapter_5.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 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) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028052332/http://www.uniper.energy/power-generation/countries/united-kingdom. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Forgotten Smokers – Power generation in London, Energy Analyst, Sep 10, 2014
Additional data
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