Progress on the future demolition of the colossal cooling towers at a Nottinghamshire power station is being made. Plans have suggested there will be a 'blow-down' event before 2030 and come as the coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar will close in September 2024.
The coal power station, which lies in the Rushcliffe borough, is one of the first sights many see on their way into Nottingham as they travel along the A453. It is set to be decommissioned in the next decade in line with Government policy.
Uniper, which runs the site, must meet its target of making power stations across Europe carbon neutral by 2035. The coal-fired station has played a considerable role in generating power for the country over the past five decades, construction having been completed in 1967 and the site commissioned in 1968.
