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Start year 1996 (first application)
Approved by the UK
government
Early 1999
Output 525MW
Plant type Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)
Location Baglan Bay, Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Estimated investment 300 million
Turbines shipped December 2000
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Baglan Bay CCGT Power Plant, United Kingdom
A combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in the Baglan Bay Energy Park isnow generating 525MW. Claimed at the time to be the most advanced CCGT facility ofits kind, Baglan Bay is a showcase for General Electric (GE) gas turbines.
The plant cost 300 million. It was built and is being operated by GE Power Systems.The new power plant was a replacement for a BP Chemicals facility, which came out ofproduction early in 2004. The efficiency of the power plant is enhanced through theuse of district heating to the surrounding area. The Energy Park is sponsored by BP,the Welsh Development Agency and the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
H SYSTEM GASTURBINES
GE has installed its H system turbines at the facility. The world's largest gas turbine(the 9H) is 12m long, 5m in diameter, weighs 370t and is rated to produce 480MW ofelectricity in combined cycle operation. The H System provides high efficiencyelectricity production with low levels of emissions. According to General Electric, the
efficiency of the turbines is close to 60%, giving savings as high as 30% on fuel bills.The possible savings in energy are accentuated by the UK's imposition of a climatechange levy designed to discourage heavy energy use.
The new power plant has one 9H gas turbine, one steam turbine and one electricalgenerator (with a nominal capacity of 480MW). The plant has combined heat andpower (CHP) capability, a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), steam supplysystems with additional heat recovery, black start capability and associated auxiliariessuch as cooling towers, water treatment plant and back-up steam supplies. The sitealso includes a GE LM2500 aeroderivative power generation system capable of blackstarting (i.e. starting with no electrical input). This is effectively a small, extra powerplant.
POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION TIMETABLE
The first application to build a power plant at the site was made in 1996. This wasmade by BP Amoco, and was originally intended for a 1,100MW CCGT power plant. Thenew facility was approved by the UK's central government in early 1999. The H Systemwas shipped to Baglan Bay in December 2000 and was constructed in the GeneralElectric facility at Greenville, South Carolina. It started up in 2002, followed bycharacterisation testing through the summer of 2002 and field testing in November2002. It went commercial shortly afterwards.
The Baglan Bay project was welcomed by the local authorities for the amount ofregeneration and employment it brought to the area. It supplied hundreds of
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CCGT power plant in the
Baglan Bay Energy Park.
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Frame 9H rotor on the half
shell.
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The 525MW plant was at
the time the most
advanced CCGT facility of
its kind.
lan Bay CCGT Power Plant - Power Technology http://www.power-technology.com/projects/baglan/
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temporary jobs during construction as well as a number of permanent jobs for thelonger term.
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The steam pipe under
preparation.
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A main steam pipe for the
boilers on the Baglan Bay
Power Station.
lan Bay CCGT Power Plant - Power Technology http://www.power-technology.com/projects/baglan/
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