Valero Pembroke power station

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Valero Pembroke power station is an operating power station of at least 45-megawatts (MW) in Pembroke, Wales, United Kingdom. It is also known as Pembroke cogeneration Unit.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Valero Pembroke power station Pembroke, Wales, United Kingdom 51.68348, -5.02917 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 51.68348, -5.02917

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][4] 45[3][4] gas turbine[4] yes[4] 2021[5] 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 Valero Energy Ltd [100%][4] Valero Energy Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[6]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[6]
  • Non-industry use: both[6]


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Background

In 2018, Fluor was awarded the EPC contract for the facility.[7] Commissioning was expected in 2020[8][9], but was commissioned in the third quarter of 2021.[10] It now provides 45 MW of CHP to the Pembroke Oil refinery in the United kingdom.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Valero/@51.6848177,-5.0330832,1981m. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211021104237/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211021005514/en/Valero-Energy-Reports-Third-Quarter-2021-Results. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220816213411/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-43242768. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129144601/https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/fluor-awarded-contract-for-valero-s-refinery-in-wales/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221112223346/https://www.valero.com/refining/oil-refining/refinery-projects. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221124183912/http://www.pembroke-refinery-cogen.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Valero CHP, Fluor, accessed Apr 14, 2021
  8. ↑ Pembroke Oil Refinery, NS Energy, accessed Apr 15, 2021
  9. ↑ UK Construction Forecast (sample) Experian, summer 2018
  10. ↑ "Valero Energy Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results". www.businesswire.com. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  11. ↑ "Welcome". www.pembroke-refinery-cogen.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-26.

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