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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9492720 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site Context triple: [East Midlands Parkway, adjacentTo, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site]
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A.
Fawley Power Station site
Fawley Power Station site is the former location of a large oil-fired power station on the Hampshire coast of England, now notable as a prominent industrial landmark and redevelopment area.
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B.
Aberthaw Power Station site
Aberthaw Power Station site is the former location of a major coal-fired power station on the South Wales coast, now undergoing redevelopment following its decommissioning.
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C.
Shannonbridge Power Station site
Shannonbridge Power Station site is the former location of a major peat-fired power plant near the village of Shannonbridge in County Offaly, Ireland, now notable as an industrial landmark along the River Shannon.
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D.
Didcot Power Station
Didcot Power Station is a large former coal- and oil-fired power station in Oxfordshire, England, notable for its distinctive cooling towers and prominent role in the UK’s electricity generation before its decommissioning.
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E.
Kendal Power Station
Kendal Power Station is one of South Africa’s largest coal-fired power plants, supplying significant electricity to the national grid.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site Target entity description: 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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A.
Fawley Power Station site
Fawley Power Station site is the former location of a large oil-fired power station on the Hampshire coast of England, now notable as a prominent industrial landmark and redevelopment area.
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B.
Aberthaw Power Station site
Aberthaw Power Station site is the former location of a major coal-fired power station on the South Wales coast, now undergoing redevelopment following its decommissioning.
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C.
Shannonbridge Power Station site
Shannonbridge Power Station site is the former location of a major peat-fired power plant near the village of Shannonbridge in County Offaly, Ireland, now notable as an industrial landmark along the River Shannon.
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D.
Didcot Power Station
Didcot Power Station is a large former coal- and oil-fired power station in Oxfordshire, England, notable for its distinctive cooling towers and prominent role in the UK’s electricity generation before its decommissioning.
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E.
Kendal Power Station
Kendal Power Station is one of South Africa’s largest coal-fired power plants, supplying significant electricity to the national grid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station site Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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