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]