Eggborough Power Station
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Coordinates: 53°42′42″N 1°07′37″W / 53.7116°N 1.1269°W
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  Eggborough Power Station shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Operator: | Central Electricity Generating Board (1966-1990) National Power (1990-2000) British Energy (2000-present) |
| Fuel: | Coal-fired 1,960 MW |
| Commissioned: | 1967 |
Eggborough Power Station is a large coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, England, capable of co-firing biomass. It is siuated on the River Aire, between the towns of Knottingley and Snaith, deriving its name from the nearby village of Eggborough. The station has a generating capacity of 1,960 megawatts, enough electricity to power 2 million homes, equivalent to the area of Leeds and Sheffield.[1]
Opened in 1966 to utilise nearby coal-reserves, the station was initially operated by the Central Electricity Generating Board, before being handed over to National Power following privatisation in 1990. The station is currently operated by British Energy.
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[edit] History
Eggborough Power Station was built between 1962 and 1970, and first began generating electricity in 1967.[citation needed] The station comprises four 500 megawatt (MW) coal-fired units, giving the station a total electrical output of 1,960 MW. Units 3 and 4 have been installed with Flue Gas Desulphurisation equipment, which reduces the units' emissions of Sulphur Dioxide by around 90%.[1][2]
The station has a 200 m (660 ft) tall chimney.
The station had been the property of National Power since privatisation of the industry in 1990, but Eggborough is now the only coal-fired power station owned by British Energy. British Energy bought Eggborough Power Station in 2000 to provide a more flexible power production facility to reduce penalty charge risks from the New Electricity Trading Arrangements introduced in March 2001. The purchase of Eggborough occurred at the peak of the market for power stations, and in 2002 the value of the station was written down by half.[3] The station employs around 300 people, as well as contractors.[1]
In 2005 a retrofit turbine upgrade was carried out to increase the station's efficiency and flexibility by improving part-load and two-shift operation.[4]
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- ^ a b c "Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering at Eggborough Power Station" (PDF). British Energy. http://www.british-energy.com/documents/Apprenticeship_Scheme_Eggborough_info.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ "Eggborough". British Energy. http://www.british-energy.com/pagetemplate.php?pid=97. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Risk Management: The Nuclear Liabilities of British Energy plc" (PDF). National Audit Office. 6 February 2004. pp. 24. http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/03-04/0304264.pdf#page=24. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Eggborough - Steam Turbine Retrofits" (PDF). ALSTOM. November 2005. http://www.power.alstom.com/_eLibrary/presentation/upload_105542.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
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