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Coordinates: 53.71740°N 1.28058°W. The Ferrybridge power stations were a series of three coal-fired power stations on the River Aire near Ferrybridge in West Yorkshire, England, in operation from 1927 to 2016 on a site next to the junction of the M62 and A1 (M) motorways.
Coordinates: 53.691°N 1.312°W. Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford.
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Mar 18, 2022 · 18 Mar 2022. The last of the cooling towers at the Ferrybridge ‘C’ Power Station in West Yorkshire have been demolished in the culmination of a three-year project. Three cooling towers were brought down at the former coal-fired power station, which was officially closed by SSE in March 2016 having produced electricity for over 50 years.
Mar 31, 2016 · The power station is situated on the River Aire and is the third coal-fired power station to be built on the site since 1924. It began generating on 27 February, 1966. Since it opened it has...
Feb 21, 2023 · Steam rises from the eight cooling towers at the Ferrybridge power station near Pontefract in this picture taken in 2006. The coal fired power plant was the first 2000MW power station in Europe and first supplied energy to the National Grid. The station had two 198m high chimneys and eight 115m high cooling towers, which were the largest of ...
Aug 22, 2021 · Situated on the River Aire, it was the third coal-fired power station to be built on the site since 1924. At peak capacity it generated enough electricity to power two million homes and employed ...
Oct 13, 2019 · Ferrybridge C, in West Yorkshire, provided the UK with energy for 50 years until its owners, energy company SSE, made the decision to close the coal-fired power station in March 2016.
