Phil Sutters' photos with the keyword: electricity

Gas & waste fired power stations - Marchwood - Sou…

25 Jan 2024 132
The energy recovery facility burns household waste to generate electricity. All the plant is hidden under the large aluminium dome. The gas-fired power station was originally oil fired.

Battersea Power Station - overhead crane and girde…

Battersea Power Station - Turbine Hall A north end…

Battersea Power Station - The Old Coaling Jetty -…

30 Sep 2023 106
This is where an endless stream of barges and lighters came to be emptied of their cargoes of coal, to feed the furnaces of the power station.

Battersea Power Station - the north elevation - 25…

30 Sep 2023 1 91
The huge scale of the power station and its chimneys can be seen here, when it is compared with the people on the ground. The viewing platform at the top of the right hand chimney is 109 metres from ground level. The lift to the top is named 'Lift 109'.

Battersea Power Station - artefacts and artwork -…

30 Sep 2023 131
I have yet to find out whether the central spiral is made from parts of the station's original equipment or an artwork inspired by the electrical generation produced there. The rest of the interestingly shaped ironwork clearly is a collection of old working parts.

Battersea Power Station - a first impression - 25…

Battersea Power Station - an unidentified artistic…

29 Sep 2023 5 1 137
This sculptural centre of a small traffic roundabout may surround an underground car park ventilator. I can find no information about it on line. It doesn't seem to be regarded as an artwork, unlike the reclining orange female on the other side of the power station building.

Battersea Power Station - contrasting verticals -…

Battersea Power Station - Prospect Park Playground…

29 Sep 2023 1 77
This looks like it could be lots of fun. It can be tricky taking photos around children's play areas, but on a Monday at lunchtime there were only a couple of little ones with their mothers, so it was easy to avoid including them in these shots.

Battersea Power Station - momentos of the industri…

29 Sep 2023 2 99
The artificial grass-covered seats aren't heritage items but a quirky addition to the park's provision. There's another group nearby. The blue structures are parts of the old generating equipment. They come with information panels about their former roles.

Battersea Power Station - Locals Vocals sculpture…

29 Sep 2023 2 161
This is the same sculpture from different angles. I haven't a clue what its title means.

Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility 6 7 2015