Aire valley power stations

Aire valley power station may refer to one or all of:[1]

By the 1990s the collection of three power stations generated 20% of Britain's electricity,[1] and contributed 56% of the Yorkshire and Humber regions greenhouse gas emissions, which was primarily CO2 (~2010).[2] In 2006 the generating capacity was approximately 8GW total (Ferrybridge C, 2GW; Eggborough, 2GW, Drax 4GW).[3]

The power stations were built during the post-Beeching era,[3] close to the Selby Coalfield which supplied them via Gascoigne Wood until the fields closure at the beginning of the 21st century.[4][5] After the Selby field closure coal was imported to fuel the power stations, much of it through the Humber ports (primarily Immingham port, also port of Hull) and other east coast ports (Redcar, Tyne, Blyth), additionally coal was supplied from open cast coal mines in Ayrshire, Scotland, as well as being imported via Scotland (Hunterston Terminal).[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kevin T. Pickering; Lewis A. Owen (1997), An introduction to global environmental issues (2 ed.), Routledge, p. 162, ISBN 0-415-14098-6
  2. ↑ House of Commons North West Regional Committee, The Stationery Office, 2010, Fig.1 "Large Point Sources of Carbon Emissions in the Region by size and sector, 2006", Ev.2; "Environment Agency", Ev. 9, ISBN 978 0 215 55352 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russ Haywood (2009), Railways, urban development and town planning in Britain: 1948-2008, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, pp.128-129; Appendix 10, "Rail freight services and power stations: 1970-2005", p.359, ISBN 978-0-7546-7392-7
  4. ↑ "2.6 Underground mining", Energy resources: Coal, The Open University, retrieved 1 April 2012
  5. ↑ "Electricity Supplies", Hansard : House of Commons 46, 25 July 1983, cc770-1, How will Ferrybridge, Eggborough, Drax and other power stations be supplied with coal if Selby cannot supply them?
  6. ↑ Freight: Route Utilisation Strategy (PDF), Network Rail, March 2007, pp.3; 5; 37; 90; 101; 125, "Figure B1: Key import coal routes and coal loading points"

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