Country Scotland Primary fuel natural gas Nameplate capacity 120 MW Decommission date March 2011 | Location Cardenden, Fife Combined cycle? yes Owner SSE plc | |
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Similar Methil power station, Islay LIMPET, Galloway hydro‑electric power sc, Hunterston A nuclear power sta, Glendoe Hydro Scheme | ||
Fife Power Station was a 120 megawatt gas fired combined cycle gas turbine generating station at Cardenden in Fife, Scotland.
It was a 1+1 configuration module built around a 74 MW General Electric Frame 6F gas turbine providing for a combined cycle output of 109MW, exhaust duct firing is employed to reach the stations maximum output.
It was purchased in 2004 by Scottish and Southern Energy [SSE] for £12.3 million, temporarily securing the future of the 10 staff who worked there at the time.
Investigations took place in 2007 into the feasibility of burning used car tyres in Fife, environmental legislations precluded this however.
The plant closed in March 2011.
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