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High Marnham, Near Retford, Nottinghamshire. | High Marnham, Near Retford, Nottinghamshire. | ||
The | Mid to late 1950s, five 200 MW turbo-generator units were ordered by [[CEGB]] for High Marnham power station, bringing British practice up to French and American standards (where more fuel-efficient 200MW sets had been experimented with for some years).<ref>[[The Engineer 1959/10/30]]</ref>. The turbo-generators were built by the [[English Electric Co]] and the associated boilers by [[International Combustion]]<ref>[[The Engineer 1959/10/30]]</ref> | ||
When opened in October 1962, this 1,000 MW station was the largest in Europe, | |||
consuming coal from 17 collieries<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/iha-20thcentury-coal-oil-fired-electric-power-generation/heag056-electric-power-generation-iha/] Historic England review of power generation</ref> | |||
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High Marnham, Near Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Mid to late 1950s, five 200 MW turbo-generator units were ordered by CEGB for High Marnham power station, bringing British practice up to French and American standards (where more fuel-efficient 200MW sets had been experimented with for some years).[1]. The turbo-generators were built by the English Electric Co and the associated boilers by International Combustion[2]
When opened in October 1962, this 1,000 MW station was the largest in Europe, consuming coal from 17 collieries[3]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1959/10/30
- ↑ The Engineer 1959/10/30
- ↑ [1] Historic England review of power generation