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Fife power station | |
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Country | Scotland |
Location | Cardenden, Fife |
Coordinates | 56°10′8″N 3°18′22″W / 56.16889°N 3.30611°W |
Decommission date | March 2011 |
Owner | Scottish and Southern Energy |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Combined cycle? | Yes |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 120 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]
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]