Shoreham Power Station
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Shoreham Power Station is a 400MWe gas-fired power station in Southwick, West Sussex.
[edit] History
It is built on the site of the former CEGB Brighton B coal-fired power station, and named after nearby Shoreham-by-Sea. It is owned by Scottish Power, being constructed by Alstom and Mott MacDonald, and opened in 2002 costing £150m. It was originally owned by South Coast Power Ltd, a consortium of Scottish Power and SEEBOARD (owned by Central and South West Corporation). In September 2004, ScottishPower bought the other 50% share of the power station for £26m from American Electric Power. The Monarch's Way footpath passes next to the station, and the station backs on to Shoreham Beach.
[edit] Specification
It is a CCGT-type power station that runs on natural gas. There is one Alstom GT26B gas turbine from which the exhaust gases heat an ABB heat recovery steam generator which drives an ABB steam turbine, in a single-shaft configuration. The chimney is 100m tall, and a local landmark.
