Coordinates: 54°36′24″N 1°12′10″W / 54.606739°N 1.202678°W / 54.606739; -1.202678

Seal Sands Power Station

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Seal Sands Power Station
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Official nameSeal Sands Power Station
CountryEngland
LocationTees Valley (formally Cleveland), North East England
Coordinates54°36′24″N 1°12′10″W / 54.606739°N 1.202678°W / 54.606739; -1.202678
Commission date1997
Owner(s)
  • Rockland Capital
Operator(s)Viking Power
(1997-2004)
PX Ltd
(2004-present)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity50 MW
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grid reference NZ516238

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.

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

  1. ^ Jackson, Peter (28 October 1997). "Kvaerner And National Power Team Up On Station". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ "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 18 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Trent projects in power generation: Seal Sands, England" (PDF). www.rolls-royce.com. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ^ Anderson, Guy (29 September 2004). "Px secures major deal with Viking". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2008. [dead link]
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