CHP

Below you will find site-specific information on all our combined heat and power (CHP) plant throughout the UK.

Castleford, Yorkshire

Powergen CoGeneration Ltd
CHP Plant, c/o C6 Ltd
Wheldon Road
Castleford
WF10 2JJ

01977 554725

The Castleford CHP was handed over to Powergen for operating in December 2002 and is capable of producing up to 56 MW of electricity and 68th of steam. The plant consists of a gas turbine and generator, a heat recovery steam generator, a steam turbine and generator and a standby package boiler.

Citigen, London

47-53 Charterhouse Street
London
EC1M 6PB

020 7553 7400

The Citigen CHP was built in 1992. It has the capacity to generate 31 MW of electricity and 25 MW of heat and cooling. The plant supplies electricity to the London Electricity network. It also supplies heat and cooling through Citigen's network of heating and chilled water pipes to a variety of buildings in central London.

Humber, Lincolnshire

Powergen CHP Ltd (c/o Conoco Ltd)
Humber Refinery
Eastfield Road
South Killingholme
Immingham
DN40 3DW

01469 574958

The Humber CHP plant is owned and maintained by Powergen CHP but operated by Conoco Ltd on its Humber refinery at Immingham in Lincolnshire. The plant consists of four 6 MWe Tornado gas turbines with four supplementary-fired waste heat boilers burning either natural or refinery gas and supplying up to 90 MWth of process steam at 42 bar and 410° C.

Kemsley 1 and 2, Kent

Powergen CHP Ltd
c/o UK Paper House
Kemsley
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 2SG

01795 472221

Both Kemsley plants are owned and operated by Powergen CHP and supply electricity and process steam to paper mills at Kemsley and Sittingbourne in Kent.

Kemsley 1 consists of a 42 MWe Frame 6 gas turbine, a 38 MWe steam turbine and two supplementary-fired waste heat recovery boilers supplying 200 MWth of process steam at various temperatures and pressures. NOx abatement is by steam injection to the gas turbine with NOx and CO being monitored continuously.

The plant is fired on natural gas. There are also six standby package boilers, normally fired on gas, which can also be fired on distillate oil, in the event of failure of the gas supply.

The second Kemsley plant, designed as an innovative solution for using the clients' paper-based waste as a fuel, was handed over to Powergen for operating in December 2002. The plant consists of a fluidised bed combustor, designed to burn up to 190,000 t of paper-related waste per year and produce up to 25 MW of process steam.

Peaking Diesel stations, Yorkshire

These consist of 25 diesel generating sets, located on seven sites across Yorkshire. They range in size from 1.6 to 3.4 MW with a total output of 55 MW.

Port of Liverpool, Liverpool

Regent Road
Bootle
Liverpool
Merseyside
L20 1ED

0151 922 9370

The CHP project is currently undergoing commissioning.

Sandbach, Cheshire

Powergen CoGeneration Ltd.
Albion Chemicals Ltd.
Sandbach
Cheshire
CW11 3PZ

01270 753733

Sandbach CHP plant at Sandbach in Cheshire is owned and operated by Powergen Cogeneration Ltd. The plant is gas fired, consisting of a 43 MW gas turbine and generator, an unfired heat recovery steam generator and a 14 MW condensing steam turbine and generator. The plant provides Albion Chemicals with approximately 35 MW of electricity and 2.4 MWth of steam. The main and by-pass stacks are both 30 m high. The gas turbine has dry, low-NOx burners with continuous monitoring of NOx and O2. The recirculating cooling water system includes a cooling tower with make-up from the Trent and Mersey Canal.

Small CHP stations

Nottingham

Queen's Medical Centre
Leen Gate Building
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG7 2UH

Bradford

Wyke Lane
Wyke
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD12 9EJ

Leeds

St James's Hospital
Great George Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3EX

These three small CHP plants are all owned by Powergen Cogeneration Ltd., but operated in each case by the client company staff. The plants are sited at AH Marks in Bradford, St James's Hospital in Leeds and the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham. Each plant consists of a 4.9 MW gas turbine exhausting to a waste heat recovery boiler. In addition, Powergen Cogeneration is responsible for maintenance of five package boilers at the QMC and two at AH Marks.

Speke, Liverpool

Powergen CHP Ltd
c/o Eli Lilly Limited
Fleming Road
Speke
Liverpool
L24 9LN

0151 448 1778

Speke CHP plant supplies up to 10 MWe of electricity and 37 MWth of process steam at 10 bar and 200° C to Eli Lilly Ltd. The plant consists of two Typhoon gas turbines with water injection for NOx suppression and two unfired waste heat recovery boilers. There are also four standby package boilers. The plant is normally fired on natural gas, with distillate oil being used as the standby fuel during gas supply interruptions.

Stoke, Staffordshire

Powergen CHP
c/o Michelin Tyre plc
Campbell Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 4EW

01782 846121

The CHP plant in Stoke was handed over to Powergen in March 2002. It has a capacity of up to 61 MW of electricity and 65th of process steam, which is used by Michelin Tyre plc. The plant consists of a gas turbine and generator, a heat recovery system generator, a steam turbine and generator and three standby auxiliary boilers.

Thornhill, West Yorkshire

Powergen CoGeneration Ltd
Thornhill Power Station
Calder Road, Ravensthorpe
Dewsbury
WF12 9EA

01924 468070

This small CCGT plant, located in Thornhill, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire, is owned and operated by Powergen Cogeneration Ltd. The plant is natural gas-fired, consisting of a gas turbine, an unfired heat recovery steam generator and condensing steam turbine. The gas turbine and steam turbine drive a common generator, giving an output of approximately 50 MW. The main and bypass stacks are both 30 m high. The gas turbine has dry, low-NOx burners and NOx and O2 are continuously monitored. Cooling water for the once-through system is abstracted from the River Calder.

Winnington, Cheshire

Powergen CHP Ltd
C/o Brunner Mond (UK) Ltd
Winnington Lane
Winnington
Cheshire
CW8 4EE

01606 723700

The CHP plant at Northwich, Cheshire, generates heat and power for Brunner Mond UK Ltd. The plant has a thermal output of 400 MWth and a maximum electrical output of 130 MWe.

Workington, Cumbria

Powergen CHP Ltd
c/o Iggesund Paperboard (Workington) Ltd
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 1JX

01900 873169

This CHP plant supplies Iggesund Paperboard (Workington) Ltd. with up to 49 MWe of electricity and 82MWth of process steam at 10 bar and 200° C. The plant consists of a 42 MWe gas turbine, a waste heat recovery boiler and a 7 MWe steam turbine. In addition there are two existing standby water tube boilers to maintain steam supply during outages of the CHP plant. The plant is natural gas-fired with distillate oil being used as the standby fuel during gas supply interruptions.