Fife power station

Fife power station
Fife power station
Country	Scotland
Location	Cardenden, Fife
Coordinates	56°10′8″N 3°18′22″W / 56.16889°N 3.30611°W
Decommission date	March 2011
Owner	Scottish and Southern Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Combined cycle?	Yes
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	120 MW
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Fife power station was a 120 megawatt gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine generating station at Cardenden in Fife, Scotland.

It was a 1+1 configuration module built around a 74 MW General Electric Frame 6F gas turbine providing for a combined cycle output of 109MW, exhaust duct firing is employed to reach the stations maximum output. ^{[citation needed]}

History

It was formerly the Westfield Development Centre of British Gas. In 1992 Fife Energy bought the site in a £10m deal.^[1] A combined-cycle gas turbine plant began commercial operation in January 2001. ^[2] It was purchased in 2004 by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) for £12.3 million, temporarily securing the future of the 10 staff who worked there at the time.^[3]

Investigations took place in 2007 into the feasibility of burning used car tyres in Fife, environmental legislations precluded this however.^{[citation needed]}

The plant closed in March 2011.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "SSE buys Fife Power station". The Herald. Glasgow. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "SSE acquires power plant for £12.3 million cash". The Engineer. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "SSE powers up £12m Fife deal". The Scotsman. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ "Power station to close with loss of 20 jobs". Fife Today. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "Scottish and Southern Energy plc gas-fired power stations". SSE plc. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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[1] "SSE buys Fife Power station". The Herald. Glasgow. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

[2] "SSE acquires power plant for £12.3 million cash". The Engineer. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

[Scotsman_27Feb2004-3] "SSE powers up £12m Fife deal". The Scotsman. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[4] "Power station to close with loss of 20 jobs". Fife Today. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

[SSE-5] "Scottish and Southern Energy plc gas-fired power stations". SSE plc. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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