Fife power station

Fife Power Station
Location of Fife Power Station in Scotland
Country	Scotland
Location	Cardenden, Fife
Coordinates	56°10′8″N 3°18′22″W / 56.16889°N 3.30611°WCoordinates: 56°10′8″N 3°18′22″W / 56.16889°N 3.30611°W
Decommission date	March 2011
Owner(s)	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.

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.^[1]

Investigations took place in 2007 into the feasibility of burning used car tyres in Fife, environmental legislations precluded this however.

The plant closed in March 2011.^[2]

References

1. "Datamonitor Research Store - SSE buys £12 million Fife power station". www.datamonitor.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
2. "Scottish and Southern Energy plc gas-fired power stations". SSE plc. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2012-07-09.