Thurrock Flexible power station

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Thurrock Flexible power station is a power station in pre-construction in Tilbury, Essex, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thurrock Flexible power station Tilbury, Essex, United Kingdom 51.4642, 0.3639 (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 Retired year
Unit 1, timepoint 1 Pre-construction[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 270[2][4][3] ICCC[3] 2025 (planned)[5][4] 2035 (planned)[3]
Unit 1, timepoint 2 Announced[2][3] other: hydrogen (unknown), fossil gas: natural gas[4] 270[2][4][3] ICCC[3] 2035 (planned)[5][4]
Unit 2, timepoint 1 Pre-construction[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 180[3][2][4] ICCC[3] 2025 (planned)[5][4] 2035 (planned)[3]
Unit 2, timepoint 2 Announced[2][3] other: hydrogen (unknown), fossil gas: natural gas[4] 180[3][2][4] ICCC[3] 2035 (planned)[5][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
Unit 1, timepoint 1 Statera Energy Ltd [100%][6] EQT Infrastructure VI Fund [100.0%]
Unit 1, timepoint 2 Statera Energy Ltd [100%][6] EQT Infrastructure VI Fund [100.0%]
Unit 2, timepoint 1 Statera Energy Ltd [100%][6] EQT Infrastructure VI Fund [100.0%]
Unit 2, timepoint 2 Statera Energy Ltd [100%][6] EQT Infrastructure VI Fund [100.0%]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 1: Announced conversion from fossil gas to other in 2035.

Unit 2: Announced conversion from fossil gas to other in 2035.

Table 4: Unit-level hydrogen conversion proposal details

Unit name H2 ready turbine (%)? MOU for H2 supply? Contract for H2 supply? Financing for supply of H2? Co-located with electrolyzer/H2 production facility? What % of H2 blending currently?
Unit 1, timepoint 1
Unit 1, timepoint 2[7] N N N N
Unit 2, timepoint 1
Unit 2, timepoint 2[8][7] N N N N

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120001000/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=51.4642%2C0.3639. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65e3a3a32f2b3bbc587cd767/8-assessing-deployment-potential-flexible-capacity-gb-interim-report.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://stateraenergy.co.uk/projects/thurrock-power. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705212823/https://www.thurrockpower.co.uk/about-us/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124234711/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/Registers.aspx. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230224155846/https://stateraenergy.co.uk/projects. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/rm18-8qr-thurrock-power-limited-epr-mp3526sf-a001/supporting_documents/Application%20Bespoke%20%20R%20794ENVEPC20502%20RN%20Supporting%20Info%20V2R0%20%2022082024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://stateraenergy.co.uk/approach/hydrogen/flexible-generation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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