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}}[[image:cameron.balloons.yate.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|A Cameron Z105 balloon. For the full story click on the picture]] |
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'''Kårstø power station''' is a [[natural gas]]-fired [[thermal power plant]] located at the industrial site of [[Kårstø]] in [[Norway]]. The station is owned and operated by the company [[Naturkraft]], that is again owned by [[Statkraft]] and [[StatoilHydro]] and opened on [[November 2]], [[2007]]. Construction costs totaled [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 2 billion and the turbine was delivered from [[Siemens AG|Siemens]]. |
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'''Cameron Balloons''' is a [[company (law)|company]] established in 1971 in [[Bristol]], [[England]] by [[Don Cameron (manufacturer)|Don Cameron]] to manufacture [[hot air balloon]]s. Cameron had previously, with others, constructed ten hot air balloons under the name Omega. Production was in the basement of his house, moving in 1972 to an old church in the city. In 1983 Cameron Balloons moved into its current premises in the former Robinsons paper bag/printing factory (built in 1887 in the [[Bedminster]] area of the city). In 1989 the company received the [[Queen's Award for Export]]. |
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The power station has an installed effect of 420 [[Watt|MW]], with an annual production of 3.5 [[Watt hour|TWh]], equivalent of 3% of the [[Power supply in Norway|Norwegian electrical production]]. It consumes 0.6 [[normal cubic meter|BCM]] natural gas/year, or 0.5% of Norwegian natural gas export. Emissions are 1.2 million tonnes [[carbon dioxide]] and 5 [[parts per million|ppm]] [[nitrogen oxide]]. The entire output of the station is in [[electricity]], since there is no need for [[district heating]] in the uninhabited area. Spill water is emitted at 18 °C and not utilized. |
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Output has grown to around 500 balloons per year. The company claims to be the largest manufacturer of hot air balloons in the world. As of September 2007, Cameron Balloons accounted for 1,069 of the 1,551 hot air balloons registered with the [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype=cameron | work= [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]] | title= G-INFO database search | accessdate= 2007-09-21}}</ref> |
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Cameron Balloons is also famous for its special shapes, the first being Robertson's Golly, constructed in 1975. Most special shapes are made for commercial advertising, but some have been bought privately. Notable amongst these private buyers is the late [[Malcolm Stevenson Forbes|Malcolm Forbes]] of ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, who commissioned a number of special shapes, including [[Harley-Davidson]] motorbike, [[Sphinx]], bust of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], French [[Chateau]], [[Pagoda]] and [[Minaret]]. |
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==Controversy== |
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The Bedminster factory occupies three floors. Most factory space (first and second floors) is devoted to laying out the hundreds of yards of fabric which is sewn together by machinists. If the detail on the balloon is intricate, to save cost and weight, the designs may be sprayed or painted on instead. |
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The power station has been subject to massive controversy in Norway. Kårstø is the first commercial [[fossil fuel power station]] in Norway and [[environmentalists]] have argued that it is unnecessary to open another power station as long as Norway has the highest use of electricity per capita in the world. |
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The company also makes [[airship]]s, helium balloons and static inflatables. It has been involved in record breaking balloon flight attempts including trans-Atlantic, altitude and distance records. |
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[[Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in Norway]] |
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==Expansion via acquisitions== |
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During the 1990s, Cameron strengthened its position, via a string of acquisitions. First, Cameron acquired its main British competitor Thunder & Colt Balloons. Then, it bought the smaller Sky Balloons, which had been formed by former Thunder & Colt employees after the company's sale. Finally, Cameron acquired two-thirds ownership of [[Lindstrand Balloons]], which had been formed by [[Per Lindstrand]] after he left Thunder & Colt in the early 1990s. Cameron bought the majority stake in Lindstrand Balloons from Rory McCarthy, a British industrialist associated with [[Richard Branson]], who had invested in the company to support Branson's series of record-setting balloon flights. |
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Cameron has integrated the Thunder & Colt product range, notably the AS-series [[hot air airship]]s, into its own catalogue, while Sky's products have been discontinued. Lindstrand Balloons continues to operate as an independent company with separate management and its own designs and products. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.cameronballoons.co.uk/ Cameron Balloons Ltd. (UK company)] |
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* [http://www.cameronballoons.com/ Cameron Balloons US (independently owned US affiliate/licensee)] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Rozière balloon]] |
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[[Category:Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Bristol]] |
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Revision as of 07:12, 13 October 2008
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Kårstø power station is a natural gas-fired thermal power plant located at the industrial site of Kårstø in Norway. The station is owned and operated by the company Naturkraft, that is again owned by Statkraft and StatoilHydro and opened on November 2, 2007. Construction costs totaled NOK 2 billion and the turbine was delivered from Siemens.
The power station has an installed effect of 420 MW, with an annual production of 3.5 TWh, equivalent of 3% of the Norwegian electrical production. It consumes 0.6 BCM natural gas/year, or 0.5% of Norwegian natural gas export. Emissions are 1.2 million tonnes carbon dioxide and 5 ppm nitrogen oxide. The entire output of the station is in electricity, since there is no need for district heating in the uninhabited area. Spill water is emitted at 18 °C and not utilized.
Controversy
The power station has been subject to massive controversy in Norway. Kårstø is the first commercial fossil fuel power station in Norway and environmentalists have argued that it is unnecessary to open another power station as long as Norway has the highest use of electricity per capita in the world.