Kingsnorth power station
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Kingsnorth power station was a dual-fired coal and oil power station on the Hoo Peninsula at Medway in Kent, South East England. The four-unit station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2,000 megawatts.[4] It was capable of operating on either coal or oil, though in practice oil was used only as a secondary fuel or for startup.[5] It was also capable of co-firing biofuel, up to a maximum of 10% of the station's fuel mix.[4] A replacement power station, also coal-fired, was considered by owners E.ON, but plans were abandoned. The proposed replacement attracted substantial public protests and criticism, including the 2008 Camp for Climate Action.
Kingsnorth power station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Hoo St Werburgh Kent |
Coordinates | 51.418947°N 0.602702°E / 51.418947; 0.602702 |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Construction began | 1963[1] |
Commission date | 1970[2] |
Decommission date | December 2012[3] |
Owner(s) | CEGB, PowerGen, E.ON UK |
Operator(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1970–1990) PowerGen (1990–2002) E.ON UK (2002–2012) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Secondary fuel | Oil-fired |
Tertiary fuel | Biofuel |
Site area | 162 hectare |
Chimneys | One (198 m, 650 ft) |
Cooling towers | None |
Cooling source | River / sea water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 × 500 MW |
Make and model | GEC – Parsons |
Units decommissioned | All |
Annual net output | see text |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ809721 |