Drax Power Station is the biggest power plant in the UK, with a total energy production capacity of 4200 MWe divided on 6 power boilers. The plant is originally a coal firing power plant. Three of the boilers have been converted to firing pellets.
Drax Power station was originally a huge coal-fired power station in New Yorkshire Selby, England. Several of the plant’s boilers have been converted into using pellets. BMH delivery includes a road receiving system with a drive through truck receiving station that has the capability to receive several trucks per hour. Four 3 200 m³ storage silos with TYRANNOSAURUS® Rotating Screw Reclaimers are also included in the delivery. The receiving capacity for pellets is 550 m³ per hour and 750 m³ for silo reclaiming.
| Customer: | Drax Power Station, Selby, New Yorkshire, UK |
| Category: | Power plant |
| Pellet receiving capacity: | 550 m3 /h |
| Pellet storage capacity: | 4x 3 200 m3 |
| Silo reclaimer capacity: | 750 m3/h |
| Boiler size and data: | 6 pcs, 720 MWe each |
| Main equipment: |
Truck receiving station 4 x 3000 m3 silos TYRANNOUSAURUS® Rotating Screw Reclaimers |
| Start-up: | 2009 |
