Fife power station

56°10′8″N 3°18′22″W / 56.16889°N 3.30611°W / 56.16889; -3.30611Decommission dateMarch 2011Owner(s)Scottish and Southern EnergyThermal power station Primary fuelNatural gasCombined cycle?YesPower generationNameplate capacity120 MW

Fife power station was a 120 megawatt gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine generating station at Cardenden in Fife, Scotland.

It was a 1+1 configuration module built around a 74 MW General Electric Frame 6F gas turbine providing for a combined cycle output of 109MW, exhaust duct firing is employed to reach the stations maximum output. ^{[citation needed]}

History

It was formerly the Westfield Development Centre of British Gas. In 1992 Fife Energy bought the site in a £10m deal.^[1] A combined-cycle gas turbine plant began commercial operation in January 2001. ^[2] It was purchased in 2004 by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) for £12.3 million, temporarily securing the future of the 10 staff who worked there at the time.^[3]

Investigations took place in 2007 into the feasibility of burning used car tyres in Fife, environmental legislations precluded this however.^{[citation needed]}

The plant closed in March 2011.^[4][5]

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