dominatrixjane
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Chernobyl fires back up as a solar power plant
https://newatlas.com/chernobyl-solar-power-plant/56667/
https://newatlas.com/chernobyl-solar-power-plant/56667/
Chernobyl fires back up as a solar power plant
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oggbashan
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In Kent, UK, we used to have a coal-fired power station fed from the Kent Coal mines. The mines, which ran miles out under the sea, became uneconomic and closed. The power station changed to Orimulsion which is a polluting oil product. Eventually, the power station closed and was demolished.
But now the supply cables that led from that defunct power station are fed by local solar farms, offshore wind farms and biomass generation. There is also a link being built across the Channel to exchange power with Belgium. The power distribution network is being upgraded because much more power is available than the coal-fired plant ever produced.
But now the supply cables that led from that defunct power station are fed by local solar farms, offshore wind farms and biomass generation. There is also a link being built across the Channel to exchange power with Belgium. The power distribution network is being upgraded because much more power is available than the coal-fired plant ever produced.
Here is a laugh for you OG the coal produced by the four pits in Kent was not suitable for use in power stations so Richborough never did burn local coal.
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I know but I left that out to avoid embarrassing the UK's government. Why did I bother? Governments of all parties continue to fuck things up.
Richborough was built and intended to burn Kent coal but we had coal ships bringing coal in for Richborough and taking Kent coal away. At least the ships were fully loaded in both voyages. Coals to Newcastle, anyone?
Orimulsion was a nightmare because Richborough didn't have appropriate filters and the brown sludgey fumes drifted over East Kent and sometimes to France. It had to be kept heated or it would set solid, blocking pipework.
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Well, that's something of a silver lining -- except that the solar plant could have been built practically anywhere the sun shines.
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Not so. There are two main criteria.
1. A climate with usually clear skies and lack of rain, and
2. The closer the solar plant is to the equator the more efficient it is.
Amazonian rainforest is not a good location.
But - transmission costs and loss of power over a distance means close to point of use is better. The centre of a desert might be great for producing power but that would be the wrong place for using the power.
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