Kingsnorth power station

Kingsnorth power station
Kingsnorth Power Station
Viewed from the west in October 2007
Map
CountryEngland
LocationHoo St Werburgh
Kent
Coordinates51°25′08″N 0°36′10″E / 51.418947°N 0.602702°E / 51.418947; 0.602702
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1963[1]
Commission date1970[2]
Decommission dateDecember 2012[3]
OwnersCEGB, PowerGen, E.ON UK
OperatorsCentral Electricity Generating Board
(1970–1990)
PowerGen
(1990–2002)
E.ON UK
(2002–2012)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelOil-fired
Tertiary fuelBiofuel
Site area162 hectare
ChimneysOne (198 m, 650 ft)
Cooling towersNone
Cooling sourceRiver / sea water
Power generation
Units operational4 × 500 MW
Make and modelGEC – Parsons
Units decommissionedAll
Annual net outputsee text
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

grid reference TQ809721

Kingsnorth power station was a dual-fired coal and oil power station on the Hoo Peninsula at Medway in Kent, South East England. The four-unit Hinton Heavies station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2,000 megawatts.[4] It was capable of operating on either coal or oil, though in practice oil was used only as a secondary fuel or for startup.[5] It was also capable of co-firing biofuel, up to a maximum of 10% of the station's fuel mix.[4]

A replacement power station, also coal-fired, was considered by owners E.ON, but plans were abandoned. The proposed replacement attracted substantial public protests and criticism, including the 2008 Camp for Climate Action.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Merit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Power Stations in the United Kingdom (operational at the end of May 2004)" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Kingsnorth Power Station, Kent". Brown and Mason Demolition. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "E.ON UK – Kingsnorth". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Generation – Oil". E.ON UK. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.