Staythorpe – Combined Heat and Powerplant

Location: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

System/Technology: ABB AC 800, AC 160 + 800xA

Services: Commissioning, Detail engineering, Installation supervision

Industry Branch/Type of Plant: Power Generation, Power plants

Client: Alstom Power Baden - Switzerland, Alstom Power Knutsford - UK

Tasks

Staythorpe C is a combined heat and power plant in Nottinghamshire, UK. The plant has four units. The core of each unit is a type GT 26 gas turbine driving a generator mounted on the same shaft (single-shaft system).

Project description

Together, they deliver an electrical output of about 1650 MW - electricity for about 2.8 million households. The main contractor at Staythorpe is Alstom Power, and the client is RWE/NPower.