Wansbeck power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-UnitedKingdomandcoal}} Wansbeck power station was a proposed 450-megawatt (MW) IGCC coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location where the plant would be built near Ashington.

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Background on Plant

The IGCC power station was proposed by Progressive Energy for northeast England, but the company's only proposed project as of 2014 is the Teesside IGCC power station (Teesside Low Carbon).

Project Details

• Sponsor: Progressive Energy
• Parent company:
• Developer: Progressive Energy, Wansbeck Energy Council
• Location: Wansbeck, Northumberland, UK
• Coordinates: 55.183959, -1.579464 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Capacity: 450 MW
• Type: IGCC
• Start date:
• Coal Type: Hard coal
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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