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Elean power station

Coordinates: 52°23′54″N 0°07′55″E / 52.398370°N 0.131902°E / 52.398370; 0.131902
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Elean power station
Elean power station, Cambridgeshire
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CountryEngland
LocationSutton, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52°23′54″N 0°07′55″E / 52.398370°N 0.131902°E / 52.398370; 0.131902
StatusOperational
Commission dateDecember 2000
OwnerEPR Ely Ltd
OperatorEPR Ely Ltd
Thermal power station
Primary fuelStraw
Secondary fuelOil seed rape
Tertiary fuelMiscanthus
Turbine technologySteam raising boiler and steam driven turbo-alternator
Chimneys1
Power generation
Nameplate capacity38 MW
Annual net output270 GWh
External links
Websiteely.eprl.co.uk

Elean power station is a straw-fired biomass power station in Cambridgeshire, England. At a capacity of 38 MW, it was the largest straw-fired power plant in the world at the time of its completion.[1] The power station was constructed between 1998 and 2000 by FLS Miljo and is operated by EPR Ely Ltd.[1][2] It generates 270 GWh of electricity from 200,000 tonnes of biomass annually, supplied by Anglian Straw Ltd.[1] Straw is the major fuel of the plant, but oilseed rape and the energy crop Miscanthus are also used, as well as some natural gas.[1]

The vibrating grate boiler generates steam at 92 bar and 540°C which is used to drive a turbo-alternator.[1]

In 2011, the company owning the plant were fined £120,000 after an accident during the unloading of a straw bale led to the death of a delivery driver.[3] Later the same year Elean was affected by an arson attack on stacks of straw that were destined to be used at the plant.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Elean Biomass Power Station". Engineering Times. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ "From Grass to Grid - Farming & Countryside Education". face-online.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Power company fined £120,000 after worker is crushed to death". hse.gov.uk. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Arson attack on 66,000 tonnes of straw in Cambridgeshire". BBC News. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.