Hunterston Terminal
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Hunterston Terminal is a coal-handling port in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is operated by the Peel Group.
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Location
The port is located at Fairlie on the Firth of Clyde. It lies adjacent to Hunterston estate, the site of Hunterston Castle.
Background
The Hunterston site was originally constructed by British Steel to import raw materials for the Scottish steel industry. In 1993 it was purchased by Clydeport, now part of Peel Ports. It features a mile-long jetty capable of unloading 2,800 tonnes of coal an hour. The loader supplies coal to feeder ships to be transferred to coal-fired power stations in Northern Ireland and England.[1] The terminal is capable of an annual throughput of up to eight million tonnes a year.[2]
Plants supplied
Among other users, coal from Hunterston Terminal supplies Longannet power station in Fife and the Drax power station in Yorkshire. Following the confirmed closure of Longannet in early 2016, Hunterston said it will still continue to import coal for other power stations and domestic supplies.[1]
Project Details
- Operator: Peel Group
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland
- Capacity (Tonnes per annum): 8 million
- Status: Operating
- Type: Imports
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hunterston terminal jobs at risk after Longannet closure announced," STV, 1 September 2015
- ↑ "Stockyard," Hunterston Terminal, accessed Nov 2015
