Stevens Croft Wood Burning Plant, Lockerbie, Scotland, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Construction begun
October 2005
Commissioning
Autumn 2007
Output
44MWe (net)
Plant type
Wood burning (biomass)
Location
Near Lockerbie, Scotland
Estimated investment
€132m
Employment
40 direct jobs, also safeguards over 300 jobs in forestry and farming
Key Players:
Plant owner
E.ON UK
Construction
Siemens/Kvaerner consortium
Engineering and project management, civil works, electrical and I&C equipment
Siemens
Feasibility studies and Planning
Fichtner
Project Management
Mott MacDonald
Cable manufacture
Nexans
Plant Details:
Turbines
Siemens SST-800 steam turbine (single-casing direct drive with reverse flow design)
Turbine speeds
Up to 3,600rpm
Boiler
Kvaerner Power Bubbling Fluidised Bed power boiler, fuel handling system and flue gas cleaning equipment.
Boiler temperature
535°C
Fuel
475,000t of high-moisture content wood (46% to 58% with design blend of 53%) per year
