No Day Off for Ratcliffe Emissions

Icon_article Published: November 26, 2010 17:22 by Andrew M |

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Ratcliffe Trial suspended for three days and The Power Station continues to contribute emissions.

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Ratcliffe Power Station

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I was in court on Wednesday, and visited Nottingham Castle today where I took this picture of The Power Station. The weather and atmospheric conditions are ideal to observe the steam and other emissions which continue to pollute the air. The judge and jury have three days off whilst Ratcliffe is 'full steam ahead!'

Comments

Thermal efficiency

Comment Published: November 26, 2010 18:49 by henry

That is an awful lot of wasted steam.
At about 40% efficiency, 60% of the energy from the coal goes to waste.
If the station is working at full capacity, 2GW it is producing 3GW of steam.

So we should all have free central heating, hot water and heated outdoor swimming pools in Nottingham.

Yet our heating bills are going up, and our public bathes are closing.