Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site

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Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site is a major coal-fired power station complex in Nottinghamshire, England, known for its large cooling towers and prominent role in the regional electricity supply.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal-fired power station ⓘ
boilerType pulverised coal-fired boiler ⓘ
chimneyHeight 200 metres ⓘ
coalDeliveredBy rail ⓘ
commissioningDate 1968 ⓘ
1969 ⓘ
1970 ⓘ
connectedToRailNetwork yes ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1963 ⓘ
coolingSource River Trent ⓘ
coolingTowerType natural draft ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedCapacityElectrical 2000 MW ⓘ
flueGasDesulfurizationCommissioned 1990s ⓘ
generatingUnitCapacity 500 MW ⓘ
gridConnectionTo National Grid (Great Britain) ⓘ
linked to: National Grid
hasChimney yes ⓘ
hasCoolingTowers yes ⓘ
hasElectrostaticPrecipitators yes ⓘ
hasFlueGasDesulfurization yes ⓘ
hasPrimaryFuel coal ⓘ
hasSecondaryFuel biomass ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
locatedIn East Midlands ⓘ
England ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ
Ratcliffe-on-Soar ⓘ
locatedOnRiver River Trent ⓘ
nearbyAirport East Midlands Airport ⓘ
nearbyJunction M1 Junction 24 ⓘ
nearbyMotorway M1 motorway ⓘ
nearbySettlement Kegworth ⓘ
Long Eaton ⓘ
Loughborough ⓘ
notableFor landmark on M1 corridor ⓘ
large cooling towers ⓘ
numberOfCoolingTowers 8 ⓘ
numberOfGeneratingUnits 4 ⓘ
operationalStatus coal-fired generation ceased 2024 ⓘ
ownedBy Uniper ⓘ
plannedFutureUse low-carbon energy hub (proposed) ⓘ
previouslyOwnedBy Central Electricity Generating Board ⓘ
Powergen ⓘ
linked to: PowerGen
regulator Environment Agency (England) ⓘ
role regional electricity supply ⓘ
subjectOf climate change activism ⓘ
environmental protests ⓘ
technology steam turbine ⓘ

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East Midlands Parkway → adjacentTo → Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site ⓘ
Bardon Hill → hasViewOf → Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station (distant) ⓘ
linked to: Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site