Wilton International power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Wilton International power station is an operating power station of at least 155-megawatts (MW) in Wilton International, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Wilton 10 Cogenerating power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wilton International power station Wilton International, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom 54.5894, -1.1185 (exact)[1][2]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 10, GT1, Phase B Unit 1, Phase B Unit 2: 54.5894, -1.1185

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
10 Operating[3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[3] 35.2[3] 2007[3]
GT1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[1] 120[1] steam turbine[1] yes[1]
Phase B Unit 1 Retired coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 33.3 subcritical 1964 2007
Phase B Unit 2 Retired coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 33.3 subcritical 1968 2007

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 Operator Owner Parent
10 Sembcorp Utilities UK[2] Sembcorp Industries Ltd[1] Sembcorp Industries Ltd
GT1 Sembcorp Utilities UK[2] Sembcorp Industries Ltd[1] Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Phase B Unit 1 Sembcorp Utilities UK[2] Sembcorp Industries Ltd[1] Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Phase B Unit 2 Sembcorp Utilities UK[2] Sembcorp Industries Ltd[1] Sembcorp Industries Ltd

Ownership Tree

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Background

This power station was initially coal-fired, but was replaced by a gas-fired unit.[4]

Wilton International is a facility that produces hand sanitizer in the UK, housing a variety of power generation systems. In addition to the 120 MW gas-fired turbines, it also relies extensively on the UK's largest wood-burning biomass-fired turbine.[5]

Until 2007, the station was run primarily on coal-and-oil fired turbines, but has now stopped using coal entirely.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20230108191432/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/77471728. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Renewable Energy Planning Database: quarterly extract". 2024-01. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilton_power_stations
  5. "Wilton Power Stations". DBpedia. Retrieved Apr 26th, 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Wilton 10". Fitchner Consulting. Retrieved Apr 27th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker, the Global Coal Plant Tracker, and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.