Steven's Croft power station explained

Steven's Croft power station
Coordinates:55.1529°N -3.3828°W
Country:Scotland
Location:Dumfries and Galloway
Operator:E.ON
Th Fuel Primary:Wood
Commissioned:2008

Steven's Croft is a wood-fired power station near Lockerbie in Scotland. It started energy production in 2008. It is operated by E.ON and produces 44 MW of electricity, burns 60% waste from timber production, 20% coppiced wood, and 20% recycled fibre.[1] It claims to save 140,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year.[2] It uses 480,000 tonnes of fuel per year to produce 126 MW of thermal energy, and the boiler is optimised to run at 537 °C and 137abbr=offNaNabbr=off of pressure. Aqueous wastes are dispersed using a wetland filtering system.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steven's Croft Biomass Power Station . Engineering Timelines . 26 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225823/http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=990 . 2017-03-26.
  2. Web site: Steven's Croft Biomass . . 26 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170328135730/https://www.eonenergy.com/About-eon/our-company/generation/our-current-portfolio/biomass/stevens-croft . 2017-03-28.
  3. Web site: Steven's Croft Biomass Power Station, UK. Mott MacDonald. 30 March 2017.