Elean power station

52°23′54″N 0°07′55″E / 52.398370°N 0.131902°E / 52.398370; 0.131902StatusOperationalCommission dateDecember 2000Owner(s)EPR Ely LtdOperator(s)EPR Ely LtdThermal power station Primary fuelStrawSecondary fuelOil seed rapeTertiary fuelMiscanthusTurbine technologySteam raising boiler and steam driven turbo-alternatorChimneys1Power generationNameplate capacity38 MWAnnual net output270 GWhExternal linksWebsiteely.eprl.co.uk

Elean power station is a straw-fired biomass power station in Cambridgeshire, England. At a capacity of 38 MW, it was the largest straw-fired power plant in the world at the time of its completion.^[1] The power station was constructed between 1998 and 2000 by FLS Miljo and is operated by EPR Ely Ltd.^[1][2] It generates 270 GWh of electricity from 200,000 tonnes of biomass annually, supplied by Anglian Straw Ltd.^[1] Straw is the major fuel of the plant, but oilseed rape and the energy crop Miscanthus are also used, as well as some natural gas.^[1]

The vibrating grate boiler generates steam at 92 bar and 540°C which is used to drive a turbo-alternator.^[1]

In 2011, the company owning the plant were fined £120,000 after an accident during the unloading of a straw bale led to the death of a delivery driver.^[3] Later the same year Elean was affected by an arson attack on stacks of straw that were destined to be used at the plant.^[4]

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