Last Of The Many
I took a train to East Midlands Parkway station, this morning and took these pictures of the cooling towers of the last coal-fired power station to generate electricity in the UK.
Note.
- The power station was commissioned in 1968.
- It has a nameplate capacity of 2.116 GW.
- Dogger Bank wind farm is intended to have a capacity of 3 GW
- There are eight cooling towers.The diesel locomotive hauling a freight train past the site is a Class 66 locomotive.
- These locomotives are likely to be scrapped in the next few years, to improve air quality in areas, where they run. Some will be replaced by electric or even hydrogen locomotives.
This Google Map shows a map view of the power station in 2024.
As the famous estate agent Roy Brooks would have said in the 1960s, it is a site with enormous potential.
Ensuring A Sustainable Future For A Coal-Fired Power Station Site Approaching Closure
The title of this section is that of an ARUP report on the future of the Radcliffe-on-Soar site.
This is the introductory paragraph.
Operating for more than 50 years, the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station closed in September 2024. Its buildings, cooling towers and other structures will be decommissioned and demolished, making the site and surrounding land suitable to be redeveloped as a zero-carbon technology and energy hub for the East Midlands. Arup, working with Uniper, the site owner, supported Rushcliffe Borough Council to establish a Local Development Order (LDO) to make the most out of the potential development opportunities of the site.
ARUP’s report is a good start for one of the most important sites in the Midlands.
The Anonymous Widower 
I love the way the shadows make them look like they’re falling over!
Lawrence
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Comment by lawrenceedwardwilsonhotmailcom | October 17, 2024 |
As I took, the pictures, I noticed that effect. Light and shadow can play interesting tricks!
I went because someone, who used to work at the power station, is now an environmental anti-coal activist in Australia and wanted a picture for their Christmas card.
Are you back in the UK now?
Comment by AnonW | October 17, 2024 |
Yes I’m back now I have. A job in Sheffield
Lawrence
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Comment by lawrenceedwardwilsonhotmailcom | October 18, 2024
Yes have job in Sheffield
Lawrence
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Comment by lawrenceedwardwilsonhotmailcom | October 18, 2024
When my phone died, I list your details.
As I have to go to Sheffield, perhaps we could meet up. So send me a text, if you have my number.
Comment by AnonW | October 19, 2024 |
Should be garde II listed
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