Lynemouth power station

Operation Power station Region Lynemouth, South East Northumberland, UK Location North East England, 3 miles (5km) North East of Ashington Ownership 100 per cent Rio Tinto Alcan Managing director Mario Foucault Production capacity (as at December 2007) 420 MW Products Production of energy No. of employees (as at September 2009) 117 Technology Coal Transportation of aluminium Not concerned Primary markets Lynemouth Smelter Opening 1972 History The power station is a coal-fired base-load station originally designed with a capacity of 390 MW upgraded to 420MW during 1999 and 2000. Three pulverised-fuel boilers are used to produce high pressure steam to drive three steam turbine generators. Cooling water for the power station condensers is sourced from the North Sea via a once through cooling system. Under normal operation the majority of the electricity produced is used directly in the adjacent Rio Tinto Alcan aluminium smelter. Since the closure of the Ellington deep-mine colliery in2005 coal supplies have been delivered from a variety of sources in the UK and abroad. Coal is received in the RioTinto Alcan owned coal-yard, located directly to the north of the power station building, by road and rail. The power station also currently co-fires pelletised biomass atrates of up to fiveper cent thermal, the biomass being delivered by road to a storage shed in the coal-stocking yard. Associated with the power station operations and the national grid, there are other electricity supply facilities (transmission lines) and infrastructure within the RioTinto Alcan Lynemouth property. Community involvement Community Foundation fund expenditure: 12,492 YTD (19 separate grants). Sponsorships for local school enterprise projects: 600 (450 Bedlington high school, 150 Whalton First School). Environment Agency Beach Clean Up Project provided catering for 100 volunteers, along with 20 employees from the power station to assist in cleaning up the beach of fly-tipped rubbish. Mentoring of groups participating in local high schools enterprise projects. Mentoring students (aged 16-18) about business skills, team working and personal development through the WEEN (Wansbeck Enterprise and Education Network) programme. Working with local secondary school head teachers to host a visit to the smelter to discuss employability skills and options, the business within context of a global company and how head teachers can prepare students forleaving school and securing employment. Jo Coupe artist in residence allowed a local artist to usespace within the basement of the pot rooms to create an exhibition of metallic objects affected by the electromagnetic field, entitled Crystalline energy. This exhibition was open to members of the community. Recent awards RoSPA Award (safety) Governance Nothumberland County Council Jeff Reid, leader oftheexecutive

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