Poolbeg Generating Station, Dublin

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Poolbeg Generating Station is a power station owned and operated by the Electricity Supply Board of the Republic of Ireland. The thermal station containing units 1, 2, and 3. The plant is located on the Poolbeg peninsula on the south bank of Dublin Port. Its two chimneys, at just over 207 metres, are visible over much of Dublin. making them well-known landmarks and some of the tallest structures in Ireland. The identical units 1 and 2 have a design output of 120 MW each. They both have turbo-alternators manufactured by Brown Boveri and 'drum type' boilers by Fives Penhoet. Unit 3 has a design output of 271 MW. It uses a turbo-alternator manufactured by Alstom and a 'once through' type Boiler by M.A.N Germany. Uniquely among power stations run by the Electricity Supply Board, all three units in the thermal plant can currently fire on oil or gas. Gas is supplied to the site by the Bord Gais network. Oil is stored in five tank in the site's oil farm, with a maximum capacity of 140,000 tonnes. #Chimney #Dublin #Dublin_Day #Dublin_Port #ESB #Gas_Fired #Generating_Station #Irish_Sea #Oil_Fired #Poolbeg #Power_Station #Ringsend #River_Liffey #TRM_DA