Wilton Power Station – Power Stations of the UK

Wilton Power Station, Middlesbrough

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Situated within ICI’s Wilton Works in Middlesborough, the Wilton Power Station was constructed in 1952 to provide electricity and steam to the rest of the chemical works.

View down the expansive turbine hall

The station has 9 x 33MW Metropolitan Vickers/AEI turbine-generator sets, fed from 9 x Babcock and Wilcox boilers. The station has been modified a number of times over the years to ensure the energy demands of Wilton Works can be met.

Archive image of Wilton Power Station taken in 1960s

The biomass-fired Wilton 10, the 10th unit to be commissioned on the site, was brought online in November 2007, and as a result the original 9 units were mothballed. The 52MW unit was joined by a further 35MW unit, Wilton 11 in May 2016. These two biomass units, although with less capacity than the original coal units, can meet the current demands of Wilton Works, along with Teeside power station within the same site.

Buildings and Plant Detail

Turbine Hall

The turbine hall at Wilton housed 9 sets of 33MW Metropolitan Vickers turbo-generators.

Boiler House

The boiler house contains an array of Babcock and Wilcox boilers.

Control Room & Admin

The control room has been modernised and older panels still remain around the station.

Wilton Image Gallery

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Wilton Power Station – Turbines

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Wilton Power Station has nine 33MW Metropolitan Vickers/AEI turbine-generator sets. The first six turbines were commissioned in 1953, and an additional three units were added in 1965. Units 1 to 8 were mothballed in 2007 when new biomass-fired units were opened at the plant, and unit 9 was converted to also fire biomass.

One of the 9 Metropolitan Vickers turbo-generator sets

The biomass-fired Wilton 10, the 10th unit to be commissioned on the site, was brought online in November 2007. The 52MW unit was joined by a further 35MW unit, Wilton 11 in May 2016. The biomass units, although with less capacity than the original coal units, can meet the current demands of Wilton Works, along with Teeside power station within the same site.

Wilton Generating Units

List of power generating units at Wilton Power Station:

Unit Name	Capacity	Date Commissioned	Date Decommissioned	Turbine/Generator Manufacturer	Boiler Manufacturer	Notes
Unit 1	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 2	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 3	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 4	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 5	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 6	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 7	33 MW	1965	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 8	33 MW	1965	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 9	40 MW	1965	-	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox	Converted to biomass in 2004
Unit 10	52 MW	November 2007	-	Siemens		Biomass
Unit 11	35 MW	May 2016	-			Biomass

Turbine Hall Pictures

View down the expansive turbine hall

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Wilton Power Station – Boiler House

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The nine boilers at Wilton Power Station were manufactured by Babcock and Wilcox. They have the capacity to produce 618,000 lb of steam per hour. The first six units were commissioned in 1953, and an additional three units were added in 1965. Units 1 to 8 were mothballed in 2007 when new biomass-fired units were opened at the plant, and unit 9 was converted to also fire biomass.

The boiler house also contains the original pulverising mills, some of the earliest still in existence, directly above the coal feeders.

Boiler House Pictures

Babcock and Wilcox boiler makers plate dated 1965

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Wilton Power Station – Control Rooms

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The control room at Wilton Power Station has been modernised, and the original panels remain in place around the outer walls of the room. A small selection of the older controls are still in use, however most of the control systems are now computer controlled.

A few other localised control rooms remain in place around the plant, such as the old boiler control room.

Control Room Pictures

The main control room at Wilton has been modernised. Some older panels remain in place

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