Fife Power Station was a 120 megawatt gas fired combined cycle gas turbine generating station at Cardenden in Fife, Scotland. It was a 1+1 configuration module built around a 74 MW General Electric Frame 6F gas turbine providing for a combined cycle output of 109MW, exhaust duct firing is employed to reach the stations maximum output. It was formerly the Westfield Development Centre of British Gas. In 1992 Fife Energy bought the site in a £10m deal. A combined-cycle gas turbine plant began commercial operation in January 2001. It was purchased in 2004 by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) for £12.3 million, temporarily securing the future of the 10 staff who worked there at the time. Investigations took place in 2007 into the feasibility of burning used car tyres in Fife, environmental legislations precluded this however. The plant closed in March 2011.
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The combined cycle gas turbine plant, which began commercial operation in January 2001, was previously owned by a group of shareholders, including the US-based energy company El Paso.
SSE said that it intends to spend up to £3 million upgrading and reinforcing the operational performance of the plant, which has been in administration since January 2003. The acquisition of a smaller station such as Fife Power will provide further diversity of plant mix within our generation portfolio, particularly in the mid-merit sector,’ commented Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE.
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PLEASE NOTE
Anyone entering this site should be advised of health risks involved. Please be aware that the site has not been decontaminated and there are various chemicals around the building. There are also cyanide warning signs hung up on the fencing around the building.
(Source: Wikipedia)
The combined cycle gas turbine plant, which began commercial operation in January 2001, was previously owned by a group of shareholders, including the US-based energy company El Paso.
SSE said that it intends to spend up to £3 million upgrading and reinforcing the operational performance of the plant, which has been in administration since January 2003. The acquisition of a smaller station such as Fife Power will provide further diversity of plant mix within our generation portfolio, particularly in the mid-merit sector,’ commented Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE.
(Source: www.theengineer.co.uk)
PLEASE NOTE
Anyone entering this site should be advised of health risks involved. Please be aware that the site has not been decontaminated and there are various chemicals around the building. There are also cyanide warning signs hung up on the fencing around the building.
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