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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-UnitedKingdomandcoal}}'''Killinholme Power Station''' is the name given to two combined cycle natural gas power stations near to East Halton and North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire; Killigholme B (900 MW) opened in 1993 and is owned by E.ON UK and Killingholme A (665 MW) opened in 1994 and is owned by Centrica.

The power station is also the site of two proposed coal gasfication projects that have been cancelled.

==Location==
The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Killinghome.
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==Specification==

===900 MW plant===
The [[E.ON UK]] plant consists of two 450&nbsp;MW Siemens V94.2 gas turbine modules each connected to a heat recovery steam generator using only a single steam turbine in a 2 into 1 configuration. Gas is supplied from a 26 mile pipeline from [[Theddlethorpe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eon-uk.com/generation/killingholme.aspx|title=Killingholme|publisher=E.ON UK}}</ref>

When it was built by Powergen (now called [[E.ON UK]]) and opened in April 1993 it was only the second gas-fired power station built in the UK. It was taken out of service in 2002 due to the lower price of electricity and was then restored to full service in August 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pressreleases.eon-uk.com/blogs/eonukpressreleases/archive/2005/08/16/e-on-uk-s-killingholme-power-station-returns-to-full-service-in-world-first.aspx|title=E.ON UK’s Killingholme Power Station returns to full service in world first|publisher=E.ON UK}}</ref> with one of the 450&nbsp;MW units returning to service in April 2005. E.ON UK have an Education Centre at their site for school children.

===665 MW plant===
It uses three Alstom GT-13D 145&nbsp;MW [[gas turbine]]s each with a [[heat recovery steam generator]] which lead to one Alstom 227&nbsp;MW [[steam turbine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centrica.com/files/pdf/centrica_energy/about_killingholme.pdf|title=Killingholme|publisher=Centrica}}</ref> Owned by [[Centrica]] and employs 52 people.<ref name=cen1>{{cite web|url=http://www.centrica.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=29&newsid=303|title=Centrica boosts generation capacity with Killingholme acquisition|publisher=Centrica}}</ref>

The plant opened in 1994 and was operated by [[National Power]] until 2000 when it was bought by [[NRG Energy]] for £390&nbsp;million. It was then purchased in 2003 by a consortium of twenty banks  when NRG got into financial difficulty<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.industcards.com/cc-england-east-mid.htm|title=Gas Turbine and Combined-Cycle Power Plants in East England & the Midlands}}</ref> and was then bought by Centrica in July 2004 for £142&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/3786851.stm|title=Power station sold in £142m deal|work=BBC News | date=2004-06-08 | accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>

==Proposed power stations==
===E.ON UK===
A 450 megawatt coal gasification project proposed by [[E.ON UK]] was to be built at the site of the existing [[Killingholme Power Station]]. 

In a March 2007 media release E.ON referred to the company having a 3 billion pound investment plan including a "new £1bn cleaner coal-fired units" at Killingholme as well as a "feasibility study into a world-leading clean coal power station at Killingholme."<ref>E.ON UK, [http://pressreleases.eon-uk.com/blogs/eonukpressreleases/archive/2007/03/15/363.aspx "E.ON and Lunar Energy to build one of the world’s largest tidal stream power stations"], Media Release, March 15, 2007.</ref> The month before the company had stated that it was "carrying out a feasibility study into an integrated gasification combined cycle power station (where coal is gasified and hydrogen becomes the fuel used to generate electricity) at Killingholme."<ref>E.ON Uk, [http://pressreleases.eon-uk.com/blogs/eonukpressreleases/archive/2007/02/15/372.aspx "E.ON UK researches future of coal at Nottinghamshire test facility"], Media Release, February 15, 2007.</ref>

In 2008 the project was reported as being on hold.<ref>James Richens, [http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&articleID=18544 "King coal promises to clean up"], ''ENDS Report 396'', January 2008, pp 26-29.</ref>

===North Killingholme IGCC Project===
The North Killingholme IGCC Project was a 520-megawatt proposed power station proposed by [[C.GEN]] to be built near the existing gas-fired [[Killingholme Power Station]] in Kent, England. 

In March 2011 project sponsor [[C.GEN]] stated that the plant being studied would have an installed capacity of 520 megawatts with possible fuels varying from coal to a blend of "unconventional hard coal", petcoke and wood/biomass or as a pure gas-fired project. In a presentation on the project, C.GEN stated that it owns land adjoining the existing Killingholme power station. The company stated in early 2011 that [[Parsons-Brinkerhof]] "started permitting procedure 2010" and that in February 2011 it had filed an application to the European Union's New Entrant Reserve scheme for funding proposed CCS projects. The company claims that the project could be in "commercial operation" by 2015-2016.<ref>C.GEN, [C.GEN’s North Killingholme IGCC Project"], March 15, 2011.</ref> 

The company's website refers to the project as a 475  megawatt plant which could be "either as a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) or as an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plant, allowing for carbon capture and storage capabilities to be retrofitted." The company also states that "the target date for the start of commercial operation is 2016-2017."<ref>C.GEN, [http://www.cgenpower.com/kgh/index.html "Project Killingholme"], CGEN website, accessed October 2012.</ref>

The project is currently being considered for a Development Consent Order, a process summarized by the company as follows:<ref name=Planning>[http://www.cgenpower.com/kgh/kgh_planning_consultation.html "Planning,"] C.GEN website, accessed July 2014</ref>
:Under Section 31 of the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) a Development Consent Order is required to authorise a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). In England, an onshore electricity generating station is considered to be a NSIP if the generating capacity is more than 50 MWe. North Killingholme Power Project is 470 MW, so it is a NSIP.
:Development consent for a NSIP (and associated development) may only be granted by a DCO following an application under Section 37 of the PA 2008 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011). In certain circumstances an application for a DCO needs to be accompanied by an Environmental Statement. North Killingholme Power Project requires an Environmental Statement to accompany the DCO.

A recommendation was made in June 2014 to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and a decision will be announced in September 2014.<ref name=Planning/>

==Project Details of proposed North Killingholme IGCC Project==
*'''Sponsor:''' [[C.GEN]]
*'''Parent company:''' 
*'''Developer:''' Centrica Energy
*'''Location:''' Killingholme, Yorkshire, UK
*'''Coordinates:''' 53.657, -0.255 (approximate)
*'''Status:''' Shelved (CCS-finance dependent)
*'''Capacity:''' 520 MW
*'''Type:''' [[Carbon capture and storage]]
*'''Start date:''' 2016-7 (original proposal)
*'''Coal Type:''' Hard coal
*'''Coal Source:'''  
*'''Source of financing:'''

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