RWE npower, a subsidiary of German electric power and natural gas company RWE Group, has today confirmed signing contracts for a multi-million pound project which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its Little Barford Power Station by approximately 40,000 tonnes a year.
The £100 million programme of investment will be used to improve the efficiency, reliability and environmental performance of the power station which is located near St Neots, Cambridgeshire. And, it will also see major equipment being upgraded, including the station’s two existing gas turbines.
Little Barford power station is a 680MW gas-fired power station that was built on the site of a former coal-fired power station and is currently in its fourteenth year of commercial operation. The upgrades will also increase the station’s potential net output to approximately 700MW, which is enough power for nearly 800,000 homes.
Chief Technical Officer for RWE npower, Kevin McCullough, commented:
“Modern gas-fired power stations are already the cleanest fossil fuelled power stations. This project will increase power output as well as cutting the station’s carbon footprint – ensuring we will be in the best position to provide reliable power generation into the future.”
Upgrading the gas turbines will incorporate the latest technology from multinational American technology and services conglomerate – GE Energy, who will be carrying out the work on behalf of RWE npower.
Source: rwe.com
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