Seal Sands Power Station
Seal Sands Power Station (also known as Viking Power Station) is a gas-fired gas turbine power station situated on the River Tees at Seal Sands near Billingham, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, which is part of County Durham, North East England.
| Seal Sands Power Station | |
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| Official name | Seal Sands Power Station |
| Country | England |
| Location | Tees Valley (formally Cleveland), North East England |
| Coordinates | 54.606739°N 1.202678°W |
| Commission date | 1997 |
| Operator(s) | Viking Power (1997-2004) PX Ltd (2004-present) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 50 MW |
grid reference NZ516238 | |
Operations
Construction of the plant began in 1997, it was built as a collaboration between National Power and Kværner Construction, costing £25 million to construct.[1] When it opened in the spring of 1999, it used the first Rolls-Royce Trent engine to be put into industrial service. The station uses a single 50 megawatt gas turbine, which is fueled by natural gas.[2] Northern Electric originally supplied the gas for the station, as well as distributing the electricity generated. The plant has a 40% efficiency at 15 °C.[3] As of September 2004, PX Limited have maintained the station, while Viking Power own the station.[4]
References
- Jackson, Peter (28 October 1997). "Kvaerner And National Power Team Up On Station". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- "Gas Turbine and Combined-Cycle Power Plants in Northern England". www.industcards.com. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- "Trent projects in power generation: Seal Sands, England" (PDF). www.rolls-royce.com. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- Anderson, Guy (29 September 2004). "Px secures major deal with Viking". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
