Macclesfield Zenca power station

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Macclesfield Zenca power station is an operating power station of at least 23-megawatts (MW) in Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Macclesfield Zenca power station Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom 53.275459, -2.110065 (exact)[1][2][3]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 53.275459, -2.110065

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[5][6] 23[4] combined cycle[4] yes[7] 2001[8][9][10]

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 Operator Owner Parent
1 Veolia UK[11] AstraZeneca PLC [100%][4] AstraZeneca PLC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[11]
  • Captive industry: Other[11]
  • Non-industry use: power[11]


Background

The Macclesfield Zeneca power station provides gas-fired combined-heat-and-power generation of 23 megawatts (MW) to Astra-Zeneca's Macclesfield pharmaceutical facility.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709032408/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811486/EPR-BP3731SR-V005_permit.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709033631/https://ec.europa.eu/clima/document/download/4e3ae81d-c57c-4ca8-8cc9-570b2919bd32_en. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709020147/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/decentralized-energy/equipment-technology/cogeneration-for-industry-advantages-will-increasingly-overcome-capital-barriers/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025073909/https://www.veolia.com/en/newsroom/thematic-reports/boosting-performances-pharmaceutical-industry. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709035031/https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/54e6de9e0c383719802572b9005141ed/6e4e4d827ccb6749802572ab004b3d76?OpenDocument. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709023005/https://www.veolia.com/africa/en/our-clients/high-performance-power-plant. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709023004/https://www.veolia.com/africa/en/nos-clients/high-performance-power-plant. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709022326/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/newsdalkia-receives-chp-approvals/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712215303/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3ALt6jriOBcxoJ. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712215317/https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2001/03/01/133540/uk-govt-approves-chp-units-for-zeneca-astrazeneca/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&lr=lang_en%7Clang_it. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "lang_it" ignored (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709020929/https://www.campus.veolia.co.uk/case-studies/high-performance-power-plant. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://www.veolia.com/en/newsroom/thematic-reports/boosting-performances-pharmaceutical-industry

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