Enfield Power Station
{{Short description|Gas-fired power station in England}}
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{{Infobox power station
|name = Enfield Power Station
|image = 2022-02-26 Enfield Power Station.jpg
|image_caption = Enfield Power Station viewed from the Lee Navigation towpath
| coordinates = {{coord|51|39|46|N|0|1|22|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|country = England
|location = Enfield
|operator = Uniper
|th_fuel_primary = Natural gas
|ps_electrical_capacity=408 MW{{cite news |title=Alstom to supply gas tubine compressor upgrade for E.ON UK’s Enfield Power Station |publisher=Electric Energy Online |date=10 July 2007 |url=http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&id=71077}}
|th_fuel_tertiary =
|commissioned = 1999
|decommissioned =
|extra = {{gbmapping|TQ368978}}
}}
Enfield Power Station is a 408 MW{{cite web|title=Plant Portfolio|url=https://www.uniper.energy/sites/default/files/2019-07/uniper_list_of_assets_2018.pdf|website=www.uniper.energy|accessdate=21 May 2020}} gas-fired station, opened on part of the original Brimsdown Power Station site on Brancroft Way at Brimsdown in the North London Borough of Enfield. It is near the A1055 and Lee Valley Park.
History
Known as Enfield Power Station (originally Enfield Energy Centre), construction was started in September 1997 and it was commissioned in December 1999. It was opened as the Enfield Energy Centre Ltd by original owners Indeck Energy Services and Enfield Holdings BV, itself jointly owned by NRG Energy Services and El Paso Energy.{{cite web|url=http://www.modernpowersystems.com/features/featureenfield-energy-centre-gt26-first-to-265-mwe/|title=Enfield Energy Centre GT26 first to 265 MWe|website=Modern Power Systems|date=20 April 2000}}
E.ON UK bought it for £109 million on 6 May 2005 and operated it until January 2016 when the new company of Uniper was formed. It is one of seven power stations that Uniper owns and operates in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.uniper.energy/en/what-we-do/where-we-operate/united-kingdom.html|title=Uniper in the United Kingdom: A broad portfolio of assets for a secure energy supply|website=Uniper Energy|access-date=23 March 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516172918/https://www.uniper.energy/en/what-we-do/where-we-operate/united-kingdom.html|url-status=dead}}
Specification
It is a CCGT type natural gas power station. Using an Alstom GT26B2.2 gas turbine,{{Cite web |url=http://www.power.alstom.com/home/equipment___systems/turbines/gas_turbines/gt24_and_gt26___188mw_and_281mw_/34621.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=%2Fhome%2Fequipment___systems%2Fturbines%2Fgas_turbines%2Fgt24_and_gt26___188mw_and_281mw_%2F|title=GT24 and GT26 Gas Turbines|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428210051/http://www.power.alstom.com/home/equipment___systems/turbines/gas_turbines/gt24_and_gt26___188mw_and_281mw_/34621.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=%2Fhome%2Fequipment___systems%2Fturbines%2Fgas_turbines%2Fgt24_and_gt26___188mw_and_281mw_%2F|archive-date=2009-04-28 |url-status=dead}} to drive an electrical generator rated at 500 MVA and with a terminal voltage of 21 kV. Waste heat is recovered by a Combustion Engineering heat recovery steam generator to drive an Alstom Steam Turbine unit connected via a SSS clutch to the main powertrain. It connects to the National Grid via a transformer at 132 kV.
References
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External links
{{Portal|London|Energy}}
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- [https://www.uniper.energy/en.html Uniper]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091220083357/http://www.scottwilson.com/projects/natural_resources/energy__power/enfield_energy_centre_-_400_mw.aspx Site design]
{{London Powerstations}}
Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Enfield
Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in England
Category:Power stations in London