Elean power station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Sutton, Cambridgeshire |
Coordinates | 52°23′54″N 0°07′55″E / 52.398370°N 0.131902°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | December 2000 |
Owner(s) | EPR Ely Ltd |
Operator(s) | EPR Ely Ltd |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Straw |
Secondary fuel | Oil seed rape |
Tertiary fuel | Miscanthus |
Turbine technology | Steam raising boiler and steam driven turbo-alternator |
Chimneys | 1 |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 38 MW |
Annual net output | 270 GWh |
External links | |
Website |
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Elean power station is a straw-fired biomass power station in Cambridgeshire, England. At a capacity of 38 MW, it was the largest straw-fired power plant in the world at the time of its completion. [1] The power station was constructed between 1998 and 2000 by FLS Miljo and is operated by EPR Ely Ltd. [1] [2] It generates 270 GWh of electricity from 200,000 tonnes of biomass annually, supplied by Anglian Straw Ltd. [1] Straw is the major fuel of the plant, but oilseed rape and the energy crop Miscanthus are also used, as well as some natural gas. [1]
The vibrating grate boiler generates steam at 92 bar and 540°C which is used to drive a turbo-alternator. [1]
In 2011, the company owning the plant were fined £120,000 after an accident during the unloading of a straw bale led to the death of a delivery driver. [3] Later the same year Elean was affected by an arson attack on stacks of straw that were destined to be used at the plant. [4]