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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Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station 0

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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 NERFINISHED
coolingTowerType natural draft
country United Kingdom
designedCapacityElectrical 2000 MW
flueGasDesulfurizationCommissioned 1990s
generatingUnitCapacity 500 MW
gridConnectionTo National Grid (Great Britain) NERFINISHED
hasChimney yes
hasCoolingTowers yes
hasElectrostaticPrecipitators yes
hasFlueGasDesulfurization yes
hasPrimaryFuel coal
hasSecondaryFuel biomass
natural gas
locatedIn East Midlands
England
Nottinghamshire
Ratcliffe-on-Soar NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver River Trent NERFINISHED
nearbyAirport East Midlands Airport NERFINISHED
nearbyJunction M1 Junction 24 NERFINISHED
nearbyMotorway M1 motorway NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Kegworth NERFINISHED
Long Eaton NERFINISHED
Loughborough NERFINISHED
notableFor landmark on M1 corridor
large cooling towers
numberOfCoolingTowers 8
numberOfGeneratingUnits 4
operationalStatus coal-fired generation ceased 2024
ownedBy Uniper NERFINISHED
plannedFutureUse low-carbon energy hub (proposed)
previouslyOwnedBy Central Electricity Generating Board NERFINISHED
Powergen NERFINISHED
regulator Environment Agency (England) NERFINISHED
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