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The 2,000MW coal-fired power station at West Burton on the River Trent was commissioned in 1968. It was still working when I visited in 2019 but now demolition is well underway.

The coal fired station at West Burton generated 2,000 MW and was the first station of this capacity in Britain.

At the time only months from closure, the 2,000 Mw EDF owned coal-fired station at Cottam was hard at work when I last visited. Opened in 1969 it is now gutted and slowly being demolished.

At West Burton there were two power stations on the River Trent near Gainsborough. One is a coal-fired power station, which was commissioned in 1968, and the second is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, commissioned in 2011. Both stations were owned and operated by EDF Energy. This is the coal fired station which generated 2,000 MW and was the first station of this capacity in Britain. It was closed during 2023.

On the right is a CCGT type power station running on natural gas. There are two General Electric Frame 9FA gas turbines each rated at 250 MWe. The total thermal input is 1329 MW. Each gas turbine is connected to a heat recovery steam generator which connect to one steam turbine which has an output of 260 MWe. Steam is condensed using water from the River Trent. There is a 25 MWe 11 kV gas turbine available for black starts when there is no power to start producing electricity. The station connects to the National Grid at 400 kV, being used for baseload. Keadby 2 In 1999, Scottish Hydro applied to add another 710 MWe of capacity at Keadby, and a variation to this consent was granted in November 2016. The project, called 'Keadby 2', was announced in May 2018. Construction on the plant on the left, now rated at 893 MWe, began in August 2018. The station was planned to come online in October 2022, but this date was missed, with the plant coming online in February 2023. Keadby Three In December 2022, development consent was obtained for a third plant on the Keadby site. Keadby Three is planned to be a 910 MWe plant with carbon capture and storage, with opening planned as soon as 2027.

A winter morning at the Tianzhuang depot of the Pingdingshan Coal Company. The locomotives are being serviced between shifts before returning to duties at the many collieries in the area.

At West Burton there are two power stations on the River Trent near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. West Burtion A is a coal-fired power station, which was commissioned in 1966, and West Burton B is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, commissioned in 2013. Both stations are owned and operated by EDF Energy. The A station generates 2,000 MW and was the first station of this capacity in Britain. It is scheduled for closure in September 2022. The B station has 3 Combined Cycle Gas Turbines with a total output of 1,332 MW. EDF has signed a binding agreement for the sale of West Burton B to EIG. EDF recently secured a Development Consent Order for a new gas-fired peaking plant power station of up to 299 MW at the existing West Burton Power Station site, known as West Burton C. This development consent will transfer to EIG under the terms of the sale of West Burton B.

It's early morning at Dongchang Colliery yard on the Jixi Coal Railway and after the shift change this locomotive is heading off to resume its duties moving coal and spoil. The stripey winding towers of the colliery form the background.

To the right is the soon to be closed 2,000 Mw EDF owned coal-fired station opened in 1969. To the left is the Uniper 400 Mw combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) Cottam Development Centre power station.

At West Burton there are two power stations on the River Trent near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. One is a coal-fired power station, which was commissioned in 1968, and the second is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, commissioned in 2011. Both stations are owned and operated by EDF Energy. This is the coal fired station which generates 2,000 MW and was the first station of this capacity in Britain.

As the end of coal powered generation draws nearer in Britain, Rugeley power station continues to produce intermittently for the time being.

A local mill seen from afar during a walk around the area one recent afternoon. Goyt Mill at Hawk Green, Marple, was erected in 1905 to the design of Stott & Sons and housed 80,080 mule and 45,000 ring spindles. Today it is divided into a range of industrial units.

At West Burton there are two power stations on the River Trent near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. One is a coal-fired power station, which was commissioned in 1968, and the second is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, commissioned in 2011. Both stations are owned and operated by EDF Energy. This is the coal fired station which generates 2,000 MW and was the first station of this capacity in Britain.

Circular phenomenon at Combs, Suffolk.

This appears to be the point where the electricity generated at the Ardnacrusha power station sets off for the various areas that the Irish National Grid serves.

A look across the River Weaver to the Ineos Chlor chemical plant at Rocksavage.

A different view of Macclesfield from the Buxton Road adjacent to Eddisbury Hill whilst I was looking at the remains of the Macclesfield coal industry. Fiddler's Ferry power station was busy that day.

Fiddler's Ferry from across the Mersey just before the rains came.