Grain CHP
Grain CCGT
Grain Power Station is located in North Kent on the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula, at the point where the Rivers Medway and Thames meet. Grain CCGT consists of three single shaft units which are capable of generating up to 455MW of electricity giving a combined total of 1365mw.
The gas turbines are fired with fuel gas from the National Gas Transmission System.Each power train consists of one gas turbine, one hydrogen cooled generator and one 3 cylinder steam turbine on a common shaft. The power station can supply enough power for up to one million customers.
Grain CHP
Alongside the CCGT there is also the CHP circuit which takes the waste heat from the generation process and transfers it to the neighbouring National Grid Liquefied Natural Gas plant where it is used to heat the LNG and turn it into a useable form for customers.
The CHP has the capacity to transfer up to 350mw of heat energy providing massive environmental benefits by reducing carbon dioxide from the LNG terminal by up to 300,000 tonnes per year. The CHP circuit raises the overall plant efficiency from 58% to circa 73%, depending on the amount of heat exported.
Environment
The Grain site comprises 90 acres and offers a wide variety of habitats within its boundaries. The site is home to nesting pairs of barn owls and peregrine falcons, along with the usual summertime visitors such as swallows and house martins.The site also offers cover to many small bird species, especially whitethroats and migratory warbler populations.
A small colony of pipistrelle bats has also become established in recent years. A large badger sett has been active on site for many years.
Drainage channels and ponds provide a habitat for a healthy population of water voles, grass snakes and marsh frogs, as well as insects such as dragonflies and damselflies. A colony of small tortoiseshell butterflies is also maintained, a species which is becoming increasingly scarce in the UK.
Plant life is also re-establishing itself after construction activities, with bee orchids and ladies tresses reappearing on undisturbed ground.
Grain Power Station is located in North Kent on the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula, at the point where the Rivers Medway and Thames meet. Grain CCGT consists of three single shaft units which are capable of generating up to 455MW of electricity giving a combined total of 1365mw.
The gas turbines are fired with fuel gas from the National Gas Transmission System.Each power train consists of one gas turbine, one hydrogen cooled generator and one 3 cylinder steam turbine on a common shaft. The power station can supply enough power for up to one million customers.
Grain CHP
Alongside the CCGT there is also the CHP circuit which takes the waste heat from the generation process and transfers it to the neighbouring National Grid Liquefied Natural Gas plant where it is used to heat the LNG and turn it into a useable form for customers.
The CHP has the capacity to transfer up to 350mw of heat energy providing massive environmental benefits by reducing carbon dioxide from the LNG terminal by up to 300,000 tonnes per year. The CHP circuit raises the overall plant efficiency from 58% to circa 73%, depending on the amount of heat exported.
Environment
The Grain site comprises 90 acres and offers a wide variety of habitats within its boundaries. The site is home to nesting pairs of barn owls and peregrine falcons, along with the usual summertime visitors such as swallows and house martins.The site also offers cover to many small bird species, especially whitethroats and migratory warbler populations.
A small colony of pipistrelle bats has also become established in recent years. A large badger sett has been active on site for many years.
Drainage channels and ponds provide a habitat for a healthy population of water voles, grass snakes and marsh frogs, as well as insects such as dragonflies and damselflies. A colony of small tortoiseshell butterflies is also maintained, a species which is becoming increasingly scarce in the UK.
Plant life is also re-establishing itself after construction activities, with bee orchids and ladies tresses reappearing on undisturbed ground.
