Westfield power station

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Westfield power station was a proposed 520-megawatt (MW) biomass and coal-fired power station in Scotland.

Location

The map below shows Westfield, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

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Background on Plant

The project was originally proposed by Global Energy and Mining Scotland in 2006. The proposal was for an AFT-IGCC (advanced fuel technology integrated gasification combined cycle) plant, with a capacity of 520 MW. It would be fueled with waste/biomass co-gasified with coal.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Global Energy and Mining Scotland
• Parent company:
• Developer:
• Location: Fife, Scotland, UK
• Coordinates: 50.907646, 0.572934 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Capacity: 520 MW
• Type: IGCC
• Coal Type: Hard coal
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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