Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) is a 25 MW storage power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Enel and coordinates at 55.0260, -1.5031. Ranked #8 of 31 storage plants in the United Kingdom. Its 25 MW represents 2.79% of the United Kingdom's total storage capacity of 897 MW. The largest storage plant in the United Kingdom is EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel at 400 MW, making TESS 16 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (1,180 MW, Nuclear), Hartlepool (1,180 MW, Nuclear), and Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal). The facility is located in England, approximately 10 km from Newcastle upon Tyne.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 506. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,704 worldwide by installed capacity
- #15 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Enel (formerly Element Power) operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW
129 plants within 100 km, 4,460 MW combined
Nearest plant: Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (4.5 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) is a storage power plant producing approximately 44 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Storage
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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