Sentences with phrase «old coal fired power stations»

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«Frankly, it can not be satisfactory for an advanced economy like the UK to be relying on polluting, carbon - intensive 50 - year - old coal - fired power stations,» Amber Rudd, the country's energy secretary, said in a statement.

«China is building coal - fired power stations but it's also closing many of the older ones down, which is why its overall coal use is declining — the more significant point is it's now building the clean energy equivalent of one coal - fired power station every week, and will do for the next 15 years.»

However, the majority of coal - fired power stations in operation is relatively old and emits large quantities of smoke, carbon dioxide and sulfur, making China the world's single largest emitter of greenhouse gases globally.

Okay, it's ridiculous to compare a 40 - megawatt solar PV park to a coal - fired power plant that could crank out 4,000 megawatts at peak capacity, but the fact Ontario Power Generation (OPG) got a contract today to build such a solar project at the old Nanticoke Generating Station is, at the very least, symbolically signifipower plant that could crank out 4,000 megawatts at peak capacity, but the fact Ontario Power Generation (OPG) got a contract today to build such a solar project at the old Nanticoke Generating Station is, at the very least, symbolically signifiPower Generation (OPG) got a contract today to build such a solar project at the old Nanticoke Generating Station is, at the very least, symbolically significant.

In fact, new coal - fired power capacity additions in 2017 were the lowest in at least nine years (see figure, below), with official reports indicating capacity actually dropping for four consecutive months during the year, as older power stations have been retired.

Your power station reference was to Drax, a forty year old coal - fired station.

Some 60 older USA coal fired power stations do NOT meet 1970 (Nickson's) standards and should be closed or up graded in 2012.

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.

Includes shutting down of 3 older coal fired stations in a year, gas being exported at premium prices with no retention rule subsequently pushing up local prices and insufficient supply for power stations next year.

Coal fired power will only be replaced as old power stations are retired or coal becomes too expensive due to export demCoal fired power will only be replaced as old power stations are retired or coal becomes too expensive due to export demcoal becomes too expensive due to export demand.

To propose keeping an old coal - fired power station open longer and redefine coal as clean energy.

«It can not be satisfactory for an advanced economy like the U.K. to be relying on polluting, carbon - intensive 50 - year - old coal - fired power stations,» said Amber Rudd, secretary of state for energy and climate change, at a speech given to the Institution of Civil Engineers.