Steven's Croft is a
wood-fired power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
near
Lockerbie
Lockerbie (, gd, Locarbaidh) is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. It is about from Glasgow, and from the border with England. The United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census recorded its population as 4,009. The town ...
in Scotland. It started energy production in 2008. It is operated by
E.ON and produces 44 MW of electricity, burns 60% waste from timber production, 20%
coppiced wood, and 20% recycled fibre. It claims to save 140,000 tonnes of
greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas (GHG or GhG) is a gas that Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorbs and Emission (electromagnetic radiation), emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse ...
es a year. It uses 480,000 tonnes of fuel per year to produce 126 MW of thermal energy, and the boiler is optimised to run at 537 °C and of pressure. Aqueous wastes are dispersed using a
wetland filtering system.
References
External links
AW Jenkinson Forest Products
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Biofuel power stations in Scotland