Edenderry Power Station
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Edenderry Power Station is a large peat-fired
power station near Edenderry
, in the Republic of Ireland
. The station is capable of generating up to of power. Making it the second largest peat-fired power station in the country. It is owned by Bord na Mona
since 2006 and is part of the Powergen section of the Peat Energy Division. It was purchased from E.ON in December 2005. Trials of co-fueling the plant with bio mass commenced in 2007 and were successful. Currently the plant is co-fired with about 9% bio mass, with a target of 30%, co-fueling by 2015.
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
power station near Edenderry
Edenderry, County Offaly
Edenderry is a town in the north of County Offaly, Ireland. It is near the borders with Counties Kildare, Meath and Westmeath. The Grand Canal passes immediately south of the town through the Bog of Allen and there is a short spur to the town centre....
, in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The station is capable of generating up to of power. Making it the second largest peat-fired power station in the country. It is owned by Bord na Mona
Bord na Móna
Bord na Móna , abbreviated BNM, is a semi-state company in Ireland, created in 1946 by the Turf Development Act 1946. The company is responsible for the mechanised harvesting of peat, primarily in the Midlands of Ireland...
since 2006 and is part of the Powergen section of the Peat Energy Division. It was purchased from E.ON in December 2005. Trials of co-fueling the plant with bio mass commenced in 2007 and were successful. Currently the plant is co-fired with about 9% bio mass, with a target of 30%, co-fueling by 2015.