Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the UK has plummeted to an all-time low following the closure of the country’s last coal-fired power station.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the UK has plummeted to an all-time low following the closure of the country’s last coal-fired power station.
This will be the first time since 1882 that coal has not powered Great Britain. The UK is set to cease all electricity production from coal, bringing an end to
Next week, history will be made in Nottinghamshire with the closure of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station.
The National Grid has confirmed discussions with Drax, the UK power producer, about the possibility of reactivating two coal-powered units for emergency backup power next winter.
In anticipation of a heatwave that is predicted to increase the demand for air conditioning throughout Britain, the National Grid has requested that a coal power station be brought up