Pocket Power Stations
Pocket Power Stations were an early commercial use of Gas Turbine engines (Bristol Proteus), by the South Western Electricity Board, to generate electricity for the grid. They were the world's first unmanned electricity generation stations.[1]
References
- ^ http://wpehs.org.uk/historicsupplements/Sup013PocketPower.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
- Proteus Turbo Generator For World's First Unmanned Power Station
- BBC Pocket Power Station