Grain Power Station
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Grain Power Station is a large power generation facility located on the Isle of Grain in Kent, England, known for its role in supplying electricity to the national grid.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isle of Grain power station | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural gas-fired power station
ⓘ
power station ⓘ |
| chimneyHeight | 244 metres ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2003 ⓘ |
| connectedBy | high-voltage transmission lines ⓘ |
| connectsTo | National Grid (Great Britain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondon | approximately 35 miles east of central London ⓘ |
| environmentalRegulation | regulated under UK environmental permitting regime ⓘ |
| expanded | 2010 ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural gas ⓘ |
| gridCodeCompliance | Great Britain Grid Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnectionVoltage | 400 kV ⓘ |
| gridReference | TQ 885 750 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCapacity | 1300 MW ⓘ |
| hasChimneyFunction | flue gas exhaust ⓘ |
| hasCoolingSource | River Medway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnsiteInfrastructure |
electricity substation
ⓘ
gas pipeline connection ⓘ |
| hasPlanningAuthority | Medway Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMarket | wholesale electricity market of Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | coastal industrial site ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
gas turbine
ⓘ
heat recovery steam generator ⓘ steam turbine ⓘ |
| hasUnitType |
CCGT unit
ⓘ
open cycle gas turbine unit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Grain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Medway unitary authority area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Isle of Grain LNG terminal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the tallest chimneys in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| oilFiredStationCommissioned | 1979 ⓘ |
| oilFiredStationDecommissioned | 2003 ⓘ |
| operator | Uniper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Uniper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousInstanceOf | oil-fired power station ⓘ |
| previousOwner | E.ON UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| regionServed | South East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supplies | electricity to the National Grid ⓘ |
| thermalEfficiency | combined cycle gas turbine ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Isle of Grain power station