Aberthaw Coal Fired Power Station – Mark Picton

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Presentation to Severn Estuary
Partnership
RWE npower – Aberthaw Power Station
Dr. Mark Picton

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About RWE npower
– RWE npower: a major UK energy
company
– We produce 12% of the electricity used in
Great Britain
– We have around 6.8 million customer
accounts
– Around 12,800 employees at sites across
the UK.
– We have been awarded the prestigious
CommunityMark by Business in the
Community for our investment in the
community
– For the second year running, we have
been rated in the Times Top 50 companies
‘Where Women want to Work’ and the
Times Top 100 graduate employers

3. Current generation portfolio
Didcot B
1,370MW CCGT
Didcot A8
2,000MW Coal
Pembroke
2,000MW CCGT
Aberthaw
1,500MW Coal
Fawley*
1,000MW Oil
Cowes
140MW OCGT
Staythorpe
1,650MW CCGT
Little Barford
680MW CCGT
Tilbury B*
1,000MW Coal
Great Yarmouth
420MW CCGT
Littlebrook*
2,000MW Oil
* Opted-out under LCPD

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Aberthaw Power Station
> Aberthaw B Station - commissioned in 1971
> Major Employer - ~ 288 npower staff & external support
services
> Range of South Wales and imported coals
supplemented by Co - Firing Biomass
> Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) investment reducing
sulphur dioxide emissions by 95%.
> Steam turbine retro-fit for greater efficiency and lower
CO2 emissions.
> Biomass processing plant will process woodchip
and sawdust, targeted from within the region.
> Major investment into ash re-cycling initiatives.
> New £1.4m environment and education centre.

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Aberthaw - Pioneering Technology
– Joint project between Cansolv Technologies Incorporated
(CTI) and RWE npower.
– The pilot plant will be designed, engineered and
manufactured by CTI to capture 50 tonne CO2/day;
approximately equivalent to 3 MWe. Will also demonstrate
SO2 removal.
– CTI will supply the necessary solvents, train RWE npower
staff and remotely monitor and interpret the data collected.
Required to achieve an aggregate minimum 8400 hours of
operation which will be achieved over a period of up to 24
months from commissioning.

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Precipitators
Boiler house
Future Challenge - Selective Catalytic Reduction

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