Grangemouth residents warned about countdown to explosive demolition of power station [Fife Today]





Date: 01/02/2021

The scheduled demolition of the former Longannet Power Station is just days away and residents can expect higher than normal noise levels and rising dust.


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Grangemouth residents warned about countdown to explosive demolition of power station

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The scheduled demolition of the former Longannet Power Station is just days away and residents can expect higher than normal noise levels and rising dust.

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Coal - swallower extraordinaire. Longannet power station looking south towards the Forth in June 2005. Longannet consumes approximately 10,000 tonnes of coal per day, mainly delivered by rail from Hunterston import terminal. It has an installed capacity of 2,400 megawatts, making it the third largest coal-fired power station in Europe after Belchatow, Poland and Drax, North Yorkshire.
Location: Longannet Power Station
Company: Kincardine Line (North British Railway)
13/06/2005 John Furnevel


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