Site design

The proposed multi-fuel power station would be situated at the Hunterston Terminal site, adjacent to the existing coal-handling facility.

The site lies south of the existing coal storage yard, north of the Hunterston nuclear power station, west of the A78 and east of the Clyde.

The development will consist of the following key components, which are shown in the "Indicative Site Design" plan below:

• Coal storage yard;
• Site Drainage lagoons;
• Two biomass silos;
• Two oil storage tanks;
• Two boiler houses;
• Two coal silo buildings;
• Two turbine houses;
• Common cooling water house;
• Two electrostatic precipitators;
• Two fluegas scrubbers;
• Common stack;
• Demonstration Carbon Capture Unit and Gas Compression Elements
• Ammonia tank area;
• Bottom ash storage;
• Two fly ash silos;
• Three ash silos;
• Gypsum storage;
• Limestone storage and mill;
• Light fuel oil storage tank; and
• Ancillary equipment such as:
  • Waste water plant
  • Air compressors
  • Waste water treatment plant for gypsum dewatering
  • Container area for solid waste
  • Administration/office/workshop/Storage for spare parts
  • Covered conveyor systems to and from the power lines with --coal, biomass, bottom ash and gypsum.

To ensure that the Proposed Development is fully carbon capture ready (CCR), space has been allowed within the site layout plan for the following buildings;

• Three CO2 separation units (each of 60m x 36m x 55m)
• Compressor house (40m x 49m x 8m)
• CO 2 absorbent chemical storage (40m x 49m x 8m)