Seal Sands Power Station

Seal Sands Power Station
Official name	Seal Sands Power Station
Country	England
Location	Tees Valley (formally Cleveland), North East England
Coordinates	54.606739°N 1.202678°W / 54.606739; -1.202678
Commission date	1997
Owner	Rockland Capital
Operators	Viking Power (1997-2004) PX Ltd (2004-present)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	50 MW
grid reference NZ516238

Seal Sands Power Station (also known as Viking Power Station) is a gas-fired gas turbine power station situated on the River Tees at Seal Sands near Billingham, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, which is part of County Durham, North East England.

Operations

Construction of the plant began in 1997, it was built as a collaboration between National Power and Kværner Construction, costing £25 million to construct.[1] When it opened in the spring of 1999, it used the first Rolls-Royce Trent engine to be put into industrial service. The station uses a single 50 megawatt gas turbine, which is fueled by natural gas.[2] Northern Electric originally supplied the gas for the station, as well as distributing the electricity generated. The plant has a 40% efficiency at 15 °C.[3] As of September 2004, PX Limited have maintained the station, while Viking Power own the station.[4]

References

1. Jackson, Peter (28 October 1997). "Kvaerner And National Power Team Up On Station". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2008. ^[dead link‍]
2. "Gas Turbine and Combined-Cycle Power Plants in Northern England". www.industcards.com. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
3. "Trent projects in power generation: Seal Sands, England" (PDF). www.rolls-royce.com. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
4. Anderson, Guy (29 September 2004). "Px secures major deal with Viking". www.wiki-north-east.co.uk. The Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2008. ^[dead link‍]