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The Great British Shut-Off. Four coal-fired power stations close in a fortnight.
2nd April 2016
With the closure of four major British coal-fired power stations in recent days, including Longannet in Scotland, Eggborough and its Yorkshire neighbour Ferrybridge, there remain just six coal-fired electricity generating stations in the country. The question is whether the growth of renewables is matching the losses in capacity and dependability.
Andy Day
Andy recently finished being a classroom geographer after 35 years at two schools in East Yorkshire as head of geography, head of the humanities faculty and director of the humanities specialism. He has written extensively about teaching and geography - with articles in the TES, Geography GCSE Wideworld and Teaching Geography.
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