This electricity generating plant,located on Tarbert Island on the Shannon Estuary in Co. Kerry,West of Ireland,has 4 turbines fired by heavy fuel oil (HFO) giving a rated output of 590MW. The turbines are intended to be de-commissioned by the new owners,the Spanish power company Endesa,and replaced first with the more efficient Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) facility,fired by natural gas,then converting to a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) to be commissioned in 2016 depending on market and electrical distribution factors | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Terry, Sheila |
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