power station known refers pair demolished coal fired power stations located northumberland coast stations built alongside site near northumberland northern bank tidal estuary north_sea stations took town opposite bank estuary built opened smaller generating capacity sister station built west years later power stations large chimneys landmark northumberland skyline years station chimneys stood metres station chimneys taller metres construction station began shortly station completed stations built period great advances power station technology scale production led having variety intermediate generator set sizes mix design styles generating capacity station combined capacity briefly largest electricity generation site england power station came operation stations capable generating electricity power homes station generated electricity year creation stations operated operated successors including following power industry closure stations demolished course years ending demolition stations chimneys december site covered debris demolition proposed construction clean coal fired power station site november plans postponed history background following second world war demand electricity increased united_kingdom led construction new power stations expansion stations meet demand power quickly larger efficient plant planned consisting generating units increased units increasing final proposal station consisting units station consisting units units gave stations generating capacities respectively experiment variety generating set sizes time engineers trying power station plant layout use generating sets larger standard station location chosen position super grid near load centre site chosen construction power stations close coal mining town ordnance survey maps far building work began land open farmland fields varying shapes sizes construction built granted february construction took place station unit went operation december station fully operational june sets commissioned britain time size construction began december unit commissioned december rest station fully operational september station total generating capacity highest site later year power station came operation power station britain sets installed sets intermediate stage standard sets commissioned stations designed engineered built design specification large acre site separated stations main buildings blocks ash dock south road coal storage area railway north ground south road consisted metre thick layer boulder clay sandstone coal main foundations buildings spread giving load tonnes long tons short tons square foot stations featured large boiler houses turbine halls switch houses gas cleaning plant pair concrete chimneys chimneys stood metres chimneys stood metres major landmarks skyline chimney weighed approximately tonnes long tons short tons prominence large scale buildings surrounding flat rural area subject contemporary architectural debate turbine hall metres long metres wide metres high built reinforced concrete frame clad housed rpm turbo generators connected boiler situated boiler house boiler generator set operated independently connections sets coal fed boilers fed coal bunker capacity tonnes long tons short tons capable tonnes long tons short tons coal hour sufficient associated boiler output boiler house metres long metres wide metres high built steel frame aluminium station design unusual mix styles brick construction turbine hall style 1950s aluminium glass boiler house construction style 1960s station housed control rooms served generating sets contained controls operate boilers turbo generators auxiliary plant station provided turbine hall metres long metres wide metres high housed rpm turbo generators connected boiler situated boiler house boiler house metres long metres wide metres high coal fed boilers capable tonnes long tons short tons coal hour fed boiler turbine hall boiler house built steel frame clad aluminium roofs buildings lightweight aluminium station provided volume main buildings represented cubic metres installed capacity building volume represented cubic metres operations coal transportation stations burned mix coal consumed tonnes long tons short tons coal week peak consumption tonnes long tons short tons week winter positioned use coal northumberland county durham coal fields coal stations brought rail transport coal stocks trains delivered coal station north branch stations coal handling facility fitted merry round coal delivery system high capacity rapid discharge british rail standard system involved trains slowly passing automatically cargo doors underneath train site space restrictions balloon loop track layout constructed instead able continuously trains arriving site pull reception track locomotive opposite end slowly moving unloading track coal eventually leaving site end station operation coal frequently brought road coal delivered stored large open area north power stations barrier underneath prevent downward contamination coal brought storage area station system belts travelled road separating sites integrated feed stations necessary cooling system water essential thermal power station create steam turn steam turbines generate electricity water power station extracted tidal basin ash dock station hot water cooled discharged convert steam turbines water stations twin pass design total cooling surface square feet condensed water extracted duty pumps water passed drains cooler cooled waste water discharged sea beach low tide level ash removal fuel ash produced burning coal station ash removed ash boilers high pressure water jets travelled ash settling ponds station life station served series barges took ash dump kilometres north_sea barges provided service years sir barges loaded situated special dock east stations dumping sea stopped ships prevented dumping north_sea sold construction industry dried sale disposed licensed site closure demolition closure won place setting world record total running hours plant size generating units achieved running hours electricity supply industry station passed ownership units units decommissioned grounds economy despite station having early 1980s resulted job losses 1990s station efficient power stations plans announced use station test bed clean coal technology plans come fruition owners decided operation began operating times peak demand stations surplus generating needs april onwards station taken service summer months low demand electricity time year staff retained maintain station began looking buyer station decide site future talks american based million purchase station rumours deal convert station waste energy plant plans save station fell generation electricity station ceased january years operating resulting loss jobs time closure oldest coal fired power station britain station long life years length time station use partly value charge near major system shortly closure joint proposal british_army burn animals slaughtered foot mouth crisis portable station station proposed high chimneys strong opposition local residents members parliament proximity people living kilometres site meant proposal quickly rejected demolition demolition contract station won london based company demolition stations main structures required decommissioned involved removal hazardous materials line regulations chemicals removed use disposal storage tanks removed hydrogen production plants site remaining coal coal storage area dispatched operating power stations parts country site ash waste station dumped stations removed prior demolition stations structures stations demolished smaller buildings structures demolished worker killed demolition work crushed underneath electrical connection box fell wall october ash stood ash dock toppled explosives demolish structure stood dismantled smaller structures removed july july station boiler house demolished metre high coal belt demolished february station demolished march april station bunker bay building demolished stations air demolished fire started station june bunker caught fire hot cutting equipment set fire remnants larger structures demolished july planned stations chimneys demolished october postponed complexity demolition noon december chimneys weighing tonnes long tons short tons demolished total kilograms industrial explosive demolition thought biggest chimney demolition years present future uses site taken site owned substantial structures remaining buildings continue remain plans extend rest power station site unused land site main station buildings currently covered crushed concrete left demolition process underground workings tunnels exist site coal storage area north ash settling ponds filled concrete ash situated east site clean coal power station announced plans build new billion clean coal power station site proposed station generated electricity advanced steam high efficiency coal fired units giving station total generation capacity new coal fired stations proposed site chosen readily available proximity national grid rail port links position north_sea useful cooling water potential storage site oil gas wells station efficiency comparison conventional coal fired power stations reduction carbon dioxide unit electricity generated station utilised pollution gas cleaning systems including selective reduction remove nitrogen gas remove dioxide station able allow installation storage technology technically commercially viable possibility station fired heat combined heat power plant coal expected able delivered station rail ship port station coal storage area stored minimum days worth coal supply station fuel ash sold construction industry transported dry dust ash taken site road jobs created station construction time jobs available station operating proposed station submitted application development secretary state business enterprise regulatory reform environmental impact assessment completed contract signed design engineer station granted permission build new station construction work begun station expected fully commissioned efficient coal fired power stations size said proposal fit regeneration plans area residents living area voiced opinions land redeveloped purposes continue industrial site stated project benefits area concerns valley claimed welcome development long adverse effect overall regeneration area june reopened original gatehouse entrance power station site provide drop centre public find proposed plans august following visit minister state energy revealed government determined ahead new coal fired power stations stated technology competition having started big energy companies create viable form technology set end meant station completed despite support announced november postponed plans new power station going formal planning application plant saying time right huge investment project manager said site important terms future power generation retained site possible future power station people new coal stations group opposed power station development said like designate site green clean technology match happening perfect area factory offshore wind turbines housing development designated prospect area rises wind turbine factory april proposed station site possible location million wind turbine factory factory create jobs jobs supply chain built said site perfect factory close proximity site existing deep dock facilities factory likely built social cultural impact power stations television film appearances site shooting location sci horror film alien locations shooting film power station provided location shots planet surface stages stations demolition documentary documentary included channel television programme despite small media usage power stations chimneys strong landmark south east northumberland landscape seen far south kilometres away newcastle kilometres stretch coast sea stations constructed largely flat rural area site considered scheduling english_heritage national importance good example late 20th century power station important use testing ground generating sizes came success electricity industry station buildings poor condition financially difficult ensure long term preservation instead decided comprehensive study photographic record station commissioned closure power stations 1980s 1990s respectively northern heavily dependent electrical supply large power stations south region
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