Elean power station

Elean power station is a straw-fired biomass power station in Cambridgeshire, England. At a capacity of 38 MW, it was the largest straw-fired power plant in the world at the time of its completion.[1] The power station was constructed between 1998 and 2000 by FLS Miljo and is operated by EPR Ely Ltd.[1][2] It generates 270 GWh of electricity from 200,000 tonnes of biomass annually, supplied by Anglian Straw Ltd.[1] Straw is the major fuel of the plant, but oilseed rape and the energy crop Miscanthus are also used, as well as some natural gas.[1]

Elean power station
Elean power station, Cambridgeshire
CountryEngland
LocationSutton, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52.398370°N 0.131902°E / 52.398370; 0.131902
StatusOperational
Commission dateDecember 2000
Owner(s)EPR Ely Ltd
Operator(s)EPR Ely Ltd
Thermal power station
Primary fuelStraw
Secondary fuelOil seed rape
Tertiary fuelMiscanthus
Turbine technologySteam raising boiler and steam driven turbo-alternator
Chimneys1
Power generation
Nameplate capacity38 MW
Annual net output270 GWh
External links
Websiteely.eprl.co.uk

The vibrating grate boiler generates steam at 92 bar and 540°C which is used to drive a turbo-alternator.[1]

In 2011, the company owning the plant were fined £120,000 after an accident during the unloading of a straw bale lead to the death of a delivery driver.[3] Later the same year Elean was affected by an arson attack on stacks of straw that were destined to be used at the plant.[4]

References
  1. "Elean Biomass Power Station". Engineering Times. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014.
  2. "From Grass to Grid - Farming & Countryside Education". face-online.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. "Power company fined £120,000 after worker is crushed to death". hse.gov.uk. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014.
  4. "Arson attack on 66,000 tonnes of straw in Cambridgeshire". BBC News. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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