Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station

 thermal power station, coal-fired

Commissioned in 1968 by the Central Electricity Generating Board, the station has a capacity of 2,034 MW. It has four coal-fired boilers by Babcock and Wilcox that are used to drive Parsons steam turbines and generator sets.

The coal power station occupies a prominent position close to junction 24 of the M1, the River Trent and the Midland Main Line (adjacent to East Midlands Parkway station) and dominates the skyline for many miles around with its eight cooling towers and 199 m (653 ft) tall chimney. It has four coal-fired boilers made by Babcock and Wilcox, each of which drive a 500 megawatt (MW) Parsons generator set. This gives the station a total generating capacity of 2,000 MW, which is enough electricity to meet the needs of approximately 2 million people.

E.ON UK has its Technology Centre at the site, now known as E.ON New Build and Technology, where it carries out research and development on power generation.

Info: www.eon-uk.com/generation/ratcliffe.aspx

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