power station coal fired power station provides electricity national grid march main source electricity nearby aluminium located coast northumberland north east town north east england station stood landmark northumberland coast opened privately owned aluminium company operation december took january acquired holding station recently built coal fired power stations united_kingdom generating capacity smallest operating separate wind farm plans currently permission built near station turbine wind farm near turbine wind farm north station announced hope fit station carbon capture storage technology announced power station converted burn bid avoid government legislation confirmed committed conversion history applied planning permission construction new aluminium northumberland later year granted permission site preparation soon begin meet electric demand new power station needed built power station constructed aluminium establishments constructed incentive lower high unemployment numbers site chosen sunk sinking years later connected underground coal brought surface drift rail connection coal sent belt power station constructed nearby end belt buildings designed architects engineering consultation power station constructed power station brought operation march design specifications power station divided structures mainly include boiler house turbine hall structures steel frame foundation walls aluminium structures include single tall chimney solid reinforced concrete coal delivery plant station boiler house houses boilers coal provide steam parsons turbo situated station turbine hall station total generating capacity electricity generated fed power operation connection electricity distributed homes industries pot lines required power station produces excess fed national grid exports grid power station given turbine upgrade station refurbished refurbishment carried improvements saw increase station generating capacity thermal efficiency production operations coal supply transport power station leading coal customer northumberland burning tonnes coal year weekly coal consumption tonnes station relatively limited coal storage facilities able hold weeks worth fuel station designed specifically burn coal northumberland neighbouring originally fed coal directly power station belt situated metres station year power station opening men employed producing million tons coal year majority sold power station connected underground coal continued taken straight power station coal area belts supply supplemented coal local mines forced close flooded january station burned remaining coal stock closed coal sourced mines northumberland scotland small import necessary coal delivered station mainly rail transport station merry round system trains supplying station use branch line serves line originally export coal local passenger services passenger services ceased line serve power station coal local mines brought station road heavy goods vehicles coal graded washed station prior burned significant local area mining past smaller need local supplies coal station risks depending overseas sources coal long distance supplies coal sharp fluctuations price flexibility security supply local sources aren vulnerable fixed contracted prices station established coal having imported situated long way major coal unloading ports booked power stations closer means coal power station needs imported port small sizes docks receive ships poland russia high production costs industry restructuring poland realistic source imported coal station russia environmental impact shipping tonnes coal russia production tonnes hauling coal local mines station produce tonnes currently local mines planning approval granted near approved burn near approved october coal mined high content meet station environmental requirements meaning wouldn immediate choice coal station coal provided delhi surface owned finished coal march following permission extension proposals original plans water use creating steam turn steam turbines generate electricity cooling steam coming away turbines water needed beneficial near thermal power station cooling water power station taken body water located close plant north_sea water transferred sea plant series shafts tunnels generating set interior power station cool heated water reused steam cycle cooling water transferred north_sea water steam cycle taken local water supplied tons water year station cleaned use site water treatment plant uses process exchange remove control levels avoid boiler tube treated water steam coal fired boilers turn turbines recovered reused operating close power station fishing bait company uses excess hot water plant generates grow worms times fast wild worms purposes primarily providing worms bait fishing worms frozen packaged exported farms seen environmentally beneficial reduces need bait digging natural habitats ash removal fly ash ash burning coal power stations ash normally dumped station site located site ash produced recycled sub fill material construction industry production tonnes ash station tonnes ash ash taken recycled september fuel ash utilised filling material disposal spent usage december granted permission plant fire station different types fuel use wood certified forests olive mixed coal belt power station tonnes fuel station conversion ambitions increased site currently aiming fired station earned world class health safety certificate ahead global targets station staff required place safety improve working practice station certificate presented station manager march station attention health safety recognised june honoured safety award birmingham hotel workers station years receiving award coastal defence late power station flooded foot deep sea water freak high tide strong winds led sea defence system constructed protect building problems came temporary closure tipped waste coastal defence measure closed waste longer tipped reopened july station ensured future signing contract provided tonnes coal mines northumberland course years closed good leading problems coastal defence threatening station coal area required million new coastal defence scheme place involving use large rocks defence wall environmental impact power station use attempt reduce carbon dioxide output station met targets reduction greenhouse gas emissions despite power station revealed having fourth highest emissions north england producing tonnes year generally station reduced emissions local air quality meets european standards proposal coal construct tall wind turbines unused station coal area north power station permission granted turbines february july revealed project new developer site erect country super efficient wind turbines called meant height turbines increase turbine rating turbines built wind farm produce electricity provide power houses turbine expected erected initially environmental issues assessed permission build wind turbines near aluminium initially refused planning permission submitted november site spread council boundaries approved scheme refused appeal hearing given april permission eventually granted january construction turbines producing electricity future station following visit station prime minister july apparent hoping able demonstrate storage technology station future pre technology involved treating coal prior burning produced remaining pumped north_sea economic climate commit funding project secure required billion european_union funding available demonstration technology november announced variety energy experts preparing billion bid government investment plans included pipeline north_sea upgrading station generating sets safeguard supply electricity aluminium claimed breach operating licence station failed significantly reduce emissions government contested allegations power station combined provided jobs contribution local economy area heavily affected loss traditional heavy industry lost court case april ruled plant subject limit values european directive consequence station million worth adaptations directive shut date given conform options saving station project switch coal fuel future came threat march following carbon cutting measures announced united_kingdom budget government plans meant station cost extra million year profits station station operators consider option converting power station operate avoid penalties conversion cost million instead coal cost additional million year cultural use visual impact construction station appearances small number films shot locally include film station features heavily backdrop beach scenes characters working collecting later involved amber films sister company gallery documented power station industrial backdrop images film directed power station feature industrial backdrop film cemetery scenes power station coal area represent chimneys power station strong landmarks local coastline seen kilometre stretch coast pier
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