Elean power station

Elean power station

Elean power station, Cambridgeshire
Location of Elean power station in Cambridgeshire
Country England
Location Sutton, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates 52°23′54″N 0°07′55″E / 52.398370°N 0.131902°E / 52.398370; 0.131902Coordinates: 52°23′54″N 0°07′55″E / 52.398370°N 0.131902°E / 52.398370; 0.131902
Status Operational
Commission date December 2000
Owner(s) EPR Ely Ltd
Operator(s) EPR Ely Ltd
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Straw
Secondary fuel Oil seed rape
Tertiary fuel Miscanthus
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 38 MW
Website
http://ely.eprl.co.uk/

Elean power station is a straw-fired biomass power station in Cambridgeshire, England. At a capacity of 38 MW, it is the largest straw-fired power plant in the world.[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]

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


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