Blackburn Mill power station
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Blackburn Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom. It is also known as VPI Blackburn.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Mill power station | Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom | 53.71818, -2.53718 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 53.71818, -2.53718
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 60[2] | combined cycle[2] | yes[3] | 2002[4][5][3] |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VPI Power Ltd [100%][6][7] | Vitol Holding II SA [100.0%] |
Background
When it was commissioned in 2002, Blackburn Mill served as a CHP plant for a papermill operated by Sappi. In 2008, the papermill closed. Since then it has operated at full load.[8]
In August 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council approved the development by Suez UK of an Energy from Waste plant on Lower Eccleshill Road in Darwen. The plant would be capable of processing 500,000 tonnes per of domestic and commercial waste. It will export up to 44.5 MW of electricity to the national grid. Construction work was expected to begin in 2021 and the plant could be operational by 2023.[9]
In 2021 Drax Group sold its existing gas plant portfolio, including Blackburn Mill.[10][11] The transaction sold Drax Generation Enterprise Ltd. to VPI Holding Ltd.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blackburn+Mill+Power+Station/@53.7207947,-2.5435409,1899m.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 08 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709025429/https://www.scottishpower.com/userfiles/file/BlackburnSite2011.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230108191432/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 08 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221113083559/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_power_stations. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210921111124/https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/drax-sells-fleet-of-uk-gas-plants-to-vitol-subsidiary-61745209. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221013103651/https://www.vpi.co.uk/about-us/. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Blackburn Mill CHP and Embedded Generation: Site Information" (PDF). Scottish Power. 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Blackburn power stations". Wikipedia. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant, Green Tech Media, Feb 26, 2021
- ↑ Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (July 26, 2021). "Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES): electricity". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Drax sells fleet of UK gas plants to Vitol subsidiary, S&P Global, Dec 15, 2020
Additional data
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