Wissington Sugar Factory power station
| Part of the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project. |
| Related categories: |
Wissington Sugar Factory power station is an operating power station of at least 93-megawatts (MW) in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wissington Sugar Factory power station | Kings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom | 52.55058, 0.44864 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 52.55058, 0.44864
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] | 93[2] | combined cycle[2] | yes[4] | 1999[5] | – |
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 | British Sugar plc[2] | Wittington Investments Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Background
This gas-fired turbine of 93 MW provides CHP to British Sugar's Wissington sugar factory.[7] Initially opened in 1999, it has been owned by the British Sugar plc since then.[8]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/search/Wissington+Sugar+Factory+College+Road+Wissington+King's+Lynn+UK/@52.55027280.4474676691m.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182025/https://www.cgdev.org/topics/carbon-monitoring-action. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221020202257/https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/britishsugar/. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220107062247/http://www.methwold.net/wissington-factory-0212.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709034624/https://www.theade.co.uk/members/industrial-chp/british-sugar. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Advanced sugar manufacturing plants | Our factories". British Sugar. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ↑ British Sugar. "about Wissington factory" (PDF). Methwold. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
