Seal Sands Power Station

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Seal Sands Power Station
Official nameSeal Sands Power Station
Country England
Location Tees Valley (formally Cleveland), North East England
Coordinates 54°36′24″N1°12′10″W / 54.606739°N 1.202678°W / 54.606739; -1.202678
Commission date 1997
Owner
  • Rockland Capital
OperatorsViking Power
(1997-2004)
PX Ltd
(2004-present)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 50 MW
External links
Seal Sands Power Station
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grid reference NZ516238

Seal Sands Power Station (also known as Viking Power Station) is a gas-fired gas turbine power station situated on the River Tees at Seal Sands near Billingham, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, which is part of County Durham, North East England.

Operations

Construction of the plant began in 1997, it was built as a collaboration between National Power and Kværner Construction, costing £25 million to construct. [1] When it opened in the spring of 1999, it used the first Rolls-Royce Trent engine to be put into industrial service. The station uses a single 50  megawatt gas turbine, which is fueled by natural gas. [2] Northern Electric originally supplied the gas for the station, as well as distributing the electricity generated. The plant has a 40% efficiency at 15 °C. [3] As of September 2004, PX Limited have maintained the station, while Viking Power own the station. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Peter (28 October 1997). "Kvaerner And National Power Team Up On Station". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Gas Turbine and Combined-Cycle Power Plants in Northern England". www.industcards.com. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Trent projects in power generation: Seal Sands, England" (PDF). www.rolls-royce.com. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Guy (29 September 2004). "Px secures major deal with Viking". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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