Pencoed power station

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Pencoed power station is a shelved power station in Pencoed, Wales, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pencoed power station Pencoed, Wales, United Kingdom 51.51996, -3.49191 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit IC shelved[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 40.5[2] internal combustion combined cycle[3][2]

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
Unit IC

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120000910/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=51.51996%2C-3.49191. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210417215626/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/pencoed-gas-power-station-energion-17575850. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240413064555/https://platinum-energy.co.uk/projects/pencoed/. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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