Teesside Power Station began operations in April 1993 and can provide up to 3% of the electricity needs of England, Wales and Scotland. It occupies a 23 acre site in the North East of England. The plant was constructed in just 29 months by a workforce of 3000, largely drawn from the local area.
The 1875 megawatt power station is Europe’s largest CCGT combined heat and power plant. It can produce up to 800 tonnes of process steam per hour for the adjacent Wilton International chemical complex.
Key Figures
Total Station Output of 1875 MW
- 8 x 152MW Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Westinghouse 701DA Gas Turbines
- 8 x Heat Recovery Steam Generator Nooter Eriksen with Supplementary Firing
- 2 x 305MW Mitsubishi Westinghouse Steam Turbines
- 1 x 43MW LM6000 General Electric Black Start Gas Turbine
- 800T/hr Steam Export to Wilton
- Natural Gas, Propane and Naphtha Fuel capability
Environment
50% of the energy in fuel gas is converted to electricity by CCGT power stations like Teesside which have a higher thermal efficiency compared to an efficiency of up to 40% for coal- or oil-fired plants.
Natural Gas is the cleanest burning of all fossil fuels. Emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and carbon dioxide are much lower per megawatt hour than in coal- or oil-fired plants.
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Teesside Power Station Site Overview