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Longannet power station is a large coal-fired power station in Fife capable of co-firing biomass, natural gas and sludge. The station is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, near Kincardine on Forth. Its generating capacity of 2,400 megawatts is the highest of any power station in Scotland. The station began generating electricity in 1970, and when it became fully operational it was the largest coal-fired station in Europe. It is now the third largest, after Bełchatów in Poland and Drax in England, and the 21st most polluting. After failing to win a contract from the National Grid Longannet is set to close "by March 2016".〔Third Force News. ( Green groups welcome Longannet closure ). 23 Mar 2015.〕 The station was opened in 1973 and operated by the South of Scotland Electricity Board until 1990 when its operation was handed over to Scottish Power following privatisation. The station is a regional landmark, dominating the Forth skyline with its chimney stack. Longannet lacks cooling towers, instead using water from the River Forth for cooling. ==History== The station was designed by Scottish architects Robert Matthew, Johnson Marshall & Partners. Consulting Engineers were Merz and McLellan. . Construction began in the mid-1960s, downstream of the existing Kincardine power station. The station was constructed on of land reclaimed from the Firth of Forth using ash from the Kincardine station. It began generating electricity in 1970, with a design lifetime of 30 years, and was in full operation by 1973. At the time of its completion, the station was the largest in Europe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst2015.html )〕 The facility was operated by the South of Scotland Electricity Board until 1990 when the electricity industry in the UK was privatised.〔 Since then it has been operated by Scottish Power, a subsidiary of Iberdrola.〔 The station is expected to close in March 2016. The plant is currently opted in to the UK Transitional National Plan, placing limits on its sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides and particulates emissions in the period to 2020. The plant is testing additional technologies that could permit it to operate beyond 2020 under the EU Industrial Emissions Directive.〔 It was announced by Scottish Power that the plant will close March 2016 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Longannet power station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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