Straw fired, 38.5 MWe + 1 MWth

England, United Kingdom

  • Facts
    Power plant

    Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant

    Owner

    BNP Paribas

    Country

    England, United Kingdom, Europe

    Fuel

    Straw and up to 20% wood chips

  • EPC turnkey & IPP investment
    Client

    Eco2 Lincs Ltd

    Developers

    Eco2 Lincs Ltd

    Plant owners

    BNP Paribas

    Lenders

    4 international banks

    EPC contractor

    BWSC / BWE consortium

    Effective contract

    December 2011

    Project completion

    June 2014

    Fuel

    Straw and up to 20% wood chips

    Output

    38.5 MWe + 1 MWth

    Boiler supplier

    BWE

    Fuel consumption

    240,000 tonnes/year

    Electric consumers

    approx. 70,000 homes

    Comment

    Turnkey project, steam boiler and turbine plant.

  • Boiler
    Fuel

    Straw / <20% wood

    Firing system

    Grate

    Steam t/h

    152

    Steam bar

    112

    Steam C

    542

    Fuel input MJ/s

    115

    Commissioning

    2014

  • Firing system
    Fuel

    Straw / <20% wood

    Firing system

    Grate

    Steam t/h

    152

    Steam bar

    112

    Steam C

    542

    Fuel input MJ/s

    115

    Commissioning

    2014

  • CMMS
    Client

    ECO2

    Year

    2013

    Scope

    Logmatic Sertica

  • Chemical cleaning
    Fuel

    Straw

    Boiler type

    Drum

    Steam t/h

    152

    Steam bar

    112

    Steam C

    540

    Capacity MWe

    120

    Year

    2013

    Comment

    Pre-commissioning.

  • Training
    Client

    Eco2 Lincs Ltd

    Year

    2018

    Scope

    Electrical arc flash safety training of the operation and maintenance staff at BWSC operated plants.

    Client

    Eco2 Lincs Ltd

    Year

    2013

    Scope

    A ten-day BWSC training programme for the operation and maintenance staff including an introduction to the biomass power plant plus a comprehensive OEM training programme at the new 38 MWe straw/wood chip-fired biomass power plant.

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