{"id":109569,"date":"2020-03-03T14:11:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T11:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/?p=109569"},"modified":"2020-03-03T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T12:46:19","slug":"ingilterenin-en-buyuk-enerji-santrali-gelecek-yil-komur-kullanimini-birakacak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/ingilterenin-en-buyuk-enerji-santrali-gelecek-yil-komur-kullanimini-birakacak\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK\u2019s Largest Power Plant to Stop Using Coal Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coal-fired electricity production at the U.K.\u2019s largest power plant is expected to end in March 2021, energy firm\u00a0Drax\u00a0said Thursday, with the move leading to between 200 and 230 job losses. Drax Power Station \u2014 which is located near the town of Selby, North Yorkshire \u2014 has a capacity of 3,906 megawatts and generates approximately 18 terawatt-hours of power annually, according to the firm.<\/h1>\n

The facility has 6 units: four which have been converted to generate power using what Drax describes as \u201csustainable biomass,\u201d<\/strong> and two<\/strong> which use coal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This shift, the company says, has resulted in carbon savings<\/strong> of over 80%<\/strong> compared to when the units \"\"were using coal.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnding the use of coal<\/strong> at Drax is a landmark in our continued efforts to transform the business and become a world-leading carbon<\/strong> negative company by 2030<\/strong>,\u201d Will Gardiner, the CEO<\/strong> of Drax<\/strong>, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cStopping using coal is the right decision for our business, our communities and the environment, but it will have an impact on some of our employees, which will be difficult for them and their families,\u201d Gardiner went on to state.<\/p>\n

The firm is to consult with trade unions and employee representatives \u201cover the coming months<\/strong>\u201d and offer support to those impacted by the changes.<\/p>\n

While Drax said it did not expect the power station to use coal after March 2021<\/strong>, it added that the facility\u2019s two coal units would \u201cremain available until September 2022<\/strong> in line with its existing Capacity Market agreements<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking at the bigger picture, the U.K. government says<\/strong> it wants to remove coal from Britain\u2019s energy system<\/strong> by 2025. At the start of February, it announced it would consult on<\/strong> moving that deadline to October 1, 2024.<\/p>\n

According to authorities, \u201cBritain\u2019s reliance on coal for electricity has dropped from 70%<\/strong> in 1990<\/strong> to less than 3%<\/strong> today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other European states are making moves to reduce their use of coal. In January, Germany\u2019s federal government and the four German states where lignite \u2013 or brown coal \u2013 is mined\u00a0agreed to \u201ca way forward\u201d for the phase out of coal-fired power stations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an announcement at the time, the federal government said it would provide 40 billion euros (around $44 billion<\/strong>) to the federal states affected by the transition.<\/p>\n

In addition, it said operators of power plants would be provided with 4.35 billion euros<\/strong> across the next 15 years to compensate<\/strong> for the shutting down of their facilities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coal-fired electricity production at the U.K.\u2019s largest power plant is expected to end in March 2021, energy firm\u00a0Drax\u00a0said Thursday, with the move leading to between 200 and 230 job losses. Drax Power Station \u2014 which is located near the town of Selby, North Yorkshire \u2014 has a capacity of 3,906 megawatts and generates approximately 18 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[51,53,24649],"tags":[44104,68103,68104,68100,68066,35977,5070,52379,52259,68101,1092,43507,68063,45021,68064,53315,68105,43827,67585,68102,68065,68106],"views":125,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109569"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109573,"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109569\/revisions\/109573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enerjigazetesi.ist\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}