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The beginning of the end for coal

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DenzilPenberthy:
Last night between around midnight and 5:00am the UK generated *zero* coal fired electricity. As far as I can tell  that's the first time that has happened since the first power station was built!

http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/

Interesting times!

Kjelt:
Good for your country  :-+ Our country has in recent years just opened a few of coal powered electricity plants  :palm:

DenzilPenberthy:
We seem to be coal free during the day today as well! Nothing since midnight last night.

coppice:
When I just checked Gridwatch, UK power was being generated:

* 16.66GW (54%) by CCGT stations.
* 6.6GW (20.38%) by nuclear stations
* 2GW (6.48%) from France (mostly nuclear stations)
* 2.04GW from biomass stations
* 2.99GW (9.96%) from wind power
* Some amount from PV which they can't record centrallyGetting the coal to zero isn't in itself very impressive, when generation is still dominated by other traditional generating schemes. With the UK's coal industry having been run to near zero, its just a cost play between burning gas, oil or coal.

Kjelt:

--- Quote from: coppice on May 12, 2016, 10:15:03 am ---Getting the coal to zero isn't in itself very impressive, when generation is still dominated by other traditional generating schemes. With the UK's coal industry having been run to near zero, its just a cost play between burning gas, oil or coal. 
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I am absolutely no expert but at least I thought burning gas produces less waste than coal. Anyway there are talks in our country to capture the CO2 from the plants and store them in empty gasfields.

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