Medway power station
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Medway power station is an operating power station of at least 755-megawatts (MW) in Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Medway power station | Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom | 51.43956, 0.68939 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1-1, 1-2, 3, IC: 51.43956, 0.68939
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3] | 755[2] | combined cycle[3] | not found | 1995[3] |
| 1-2 | Announced[4] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 175[4] | combined cycle[4] | – | 2028 (planned)[4] |
| 3 | Announced[4] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 500[4] | combined cycle[4] | – | 2030 (planned)[4] |
| IC | Pre-construction[4] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 20[4] | ICCC[4] | – | 2026 (planned)[4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | SSE Thermal Ltd [100%][5] | SSE PLC [100.0%] |
| 1-2 | – | – |
| 3 | – | – |
| IC | Whitewall Power Ltd[4] | Whitewall Power Ltd |
Background
In 2021 the project applied for 735 MW existing generation in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 auction, and they were listed in the final results.[6][7] This would qualify them for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[8]
In 2021, SSE also announced that it is exploring options for carbon-capture-and-storage (CCS) technologies as well as hydrogen burning technologies to be added to this plant.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210414204121/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/4239. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124234711/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/Registers.aspx. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220709031823/https://www.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/operational/medway/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
- ↑ Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
- ↑ Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019
- ↑ "Medway | SSE Thermal". www.ssethermal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
Additional data
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