Steven's Croft power station
Steven's Croft is a wood-fired power station near Lockerbie in Scotland. It started energy production in 2008. It is operated by E.ON and is the largest biomass power station in the UK.[1] It produces 44 MW of electricity, and burns 60% waste from timber production, 20% coppiced wood, and 20% recycled fibre.[2] It claims to save 140,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year.[3] It uses 480,000 tonnes of fuel per year to produce 126 MW of thermal energy, and the boiler is optimised to run at 537 °C and 137 bar of pressure. Aqueous wastes are dispersed using a wetland filtering system.[4]
| Steven's Croft power station | |
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 Steven's Croft in 2017 | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Coordinates | 55.152914°N 3.38279°W |
| Commission date | 2008 |
| Operator(s) | E.ON |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Wood |
References
- "Green power station site opened". BBC Online. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Engineering Timelines - Steven's Croft Biomass Power Station". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Steven's Croft Biomass". E.ON. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Steven's Croft Biomass Power Station, UK". Mott MacDonald. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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