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edders23
 Post subject: The end of coal power
PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:38 pm 
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the last big coal fired power station closes today marking the end of 142 years of coal fired electricity generation

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y35qz73n8o

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so sad :sad:

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 6:23 pm 
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I'm just glad the likes of India, China, Russia, and the USA have joined us in banning coal power stations.

Haven't they? #-o

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as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 12:43 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone

Don't they still have blast furnaces at Scunthorpe? Aren't they changing to electric arc furnaces at Scunthorpe, Teeside and Port Talbot?
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone

Don't they still have blast furnaces at Scunthorpe? Aren't they changing to electric arc furnaces at Scunthorpe, Teeside and Port Talbot?


Port Talbot shut yesterday, scunthorpe is next

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:15 pm 
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone

Don't they still have blast furnaces at Scunthorpe? Aren't they changing to electric arc furnaces at Scunthorpe, Teeside and Port Talbot?



The government forced them to close the coke ovens at scunthorpe 2 years ago so they have to import chinese coke and this is problematic so they are desperately trying to get the government to give them a grant to convert either to DRI or electric arc but most likely steel making will cease and we will start importing semi finished steel from China for use in the rolling mills which is also a problem because Scunthorpe produces the best rail steel in the world which the french, germans,Italians etc rely on

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Saw a comment recently somewhere that said in 2024 more coal will be burnt than any previous year.

But of course, those fumes will never reach the UK. #-o

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Good job Scargill shut the pits cos theyd close now anyway

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wannabeeahack wrote:
as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone



If the UK went to war now with anyone we'd be well and truly forked, no steel, coal and very little heavy production nor it's related skilled workforce that could support a sustained war effort
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If the UK went to war now with anyone we'd be well and truly forked, no steel, coal and very little heavy production nor it's related skilled workforce that could support a sustained war effort


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bloodnock wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone



If the UK went to war now with anyone we'd be well and truly forked, no steel, coal and very little heavy production nor it's related skilled workforce that could support a sustained war effort

I think we have enough kit to take anyone on at the moment because before things got very far everyone would just use there nukes and that would be the end of it.
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wannabeeahack wrote:
as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone



Oh yes they do for my fire.
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edders23
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heathcote wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
as we no longer mine coal we neednt import any now


BTW, steel production ended yesterday too ............Iron and Steel gone



Oh yes they do for my fire.


I thought that was illegal now (except for smokeless)

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