Swansea power station

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Swansea power station is an operating power station of at least 40-megawatts (MW) in Swansea, United Kingdom. It is also known as Green Frog Alcoa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Swansea power station Swansea, United Kingdom 51.6446, -4.0183 (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 Start year
GT Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 40[3] gas turbine[3] 2017[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 Owner Parent
GT Green Frog Power Ltd[2] Investment Management Corporation of Ontario

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240716170539/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=51.6446%252C-4.0183. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240417022355/https://greenfrogconnect.co.uk/2017/09/27/swansea-west-gas-fired-power-generation/. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126062700/https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/183631/download. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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