Sentences with phrase «ageing coal power stations»

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In March 2009, while Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Miliband attended the UK premiere of climate change film The Age of Stupid, where he was ambushed by actor Pete Postlethwaite, who threatened to return his OBE and vote for any party other than Labour if the Kingsnorth coal - fired power station were to be given the go - ahead by the government.

Ageing nuclear power stations and coal power plants need to be replaced by lower carbon forms of power.

With NMBI legislation in place and carefull planning, taking into account likely closure dates of aging coal - fired power stations and potential depletion dates of current coal and gas sources, NSW can have more renewable electricity generation and grid - level storage in place in plenty of time to «keep the lights on».

With NMBI legislation in place and carefull planning, taking into account likely closure dates of aging coal - fired power stations and potential depletion dates of current coal and gas sources, Victoria can have more renewable electricity generation and grid - level storage in place in plenty of time to «keep the lights on».

The ANU's deputy director of sustainable energy systems, Dr Keith Lovegrove, said solar thermal had the potential to replace Australia's ageing coal - fired power stations with solar - powered steam turbines.

According to long - range planning documents filed in mid-April 2011 with the Public Service Commission, LG&E Energy and Kentucky Utilities Company are making initial plans to retire coal - burning units at three aging power plants by 2016, including the Cane Run Station in western Louisville, KU's Green River Generating Station in Central City in Western Kentucky, and KU's Tyrone Generating Station in Versailles, which has already been mothballed temporarily.

Considering that America has 22.1 percent of the world's proven coal reserves, the greatest of any country and enough to last for 381 years at current consumption rates, it is a tragedy that the U.S. can no longer build new, clean, coal - fired power stations to replace its aging fleet of coal plants.Supercritical power plants operate at very high temperatures and pressures, resulting in significantly greater efficiencies than older technologies.