Shoreham Power Station

Shoreham Power Station

Shoreham Power Station is a 400MWe gas-fired power [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/488870 station] in Southwick, West Sussex.

History

It is built on the site of the former CEGB Brighton B coal-fired power station, and named after nearby Shoreham-by-Sea. It is owned by Scottish Power, being constructed by Alstom and Mott MacDonald, and opened in 2002 costing £150m. It was originally owned by South Coast Power Ltd, a consortium of Scottish Power and SEEBOARD (owned by Central and South West Corporation). In September 2004, ScottishPower bought the other 50% share of the power station for £26m from American Electric Power. The Monarch's Way footpath passes next to the [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/641672 station] , and the station backs on to [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/488795 Shoreham Beach] .

pecification

It is a CCGT-type power [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/488727 station] that runs on natural gas. There is one Alstom [http://www.power.alstom.com/home/equipment___systems/turbines/gas_turbines/gt24_and_gt26___188mw_and_281mw_/34621.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/home/equipment___systems/turbines/gas_turbines/gt24_and_gt26___188mw_and_281mw_/ GT26B] gas turbine from which the exhaust gases heat an ABB heat recovery steam generator which drives an ABB steam turbine, in a single-shaft configuration. The chimney is 100m tall, and a local [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/750305 landmark] .

External links

* [http://www.industcards.com/cc-england-south.htm Other CCGTs in southern England]
* [http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__6489.aspx Former power station]
* [http://www.babtie.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?id=4&c=4&d=1052 Design study]


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