Fife power station

Fife power station
Country	Scotland
Location	Cardenden, Fife
Coordinates	56°10′8″N 3°18′22″W
Decommission date	March 2011
Owner	Scottish and Southern Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Combined cycle?	Yes
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	120 MW

Fife power station was a 120 megawatt gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine generating station at Cardenden in Fife, Scotland.

It was a 1+1 configuration module built around a 74 MW General Electric Frame 6F gas turbine providing for a combined cycle output of 109MW, exhaust duct firing is employed to reach the stations maximum output. ^{[citation needed]}

History

It was formerly the Westfield Development Centre of British Gas. In 1992 Fife Energy bought the site in a £10m deal.^[1] A combined-cycle gas turbine plant began commercial operation in January 2001. ^[2] It was purchased in 2004 by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) for £12.3 million, temporarily securing the future of the 10 staff who worked there at the time.^[3]

Investigations took place in 2007 into the feasibility of burning used car tyres in Fife, environmental legislations precluded this however.^{[citation needed]}

The plant closed in March 2011.^[4][5]

References

1. "SSE buys Fife Power station". The Herald. Glasgow. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
2. "SSE acquires power plant for £12.3 million cash". The Engineer. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
3. "SSE powers up £12m Fife deal". The Scotsman. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
4. "Power station to close with loss of 20 jobs". Fife Today. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
5. "Scottish and Southern Energy plc gas-fired power stations". SSE plc. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2012.