Is Poland using almost only coal?
Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
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Re: Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
#22Does anyone know of interesting tours you can take of electricity production in Europe or energy infrastructure in general? I'm in The Netherlands, but would be willing to travel for it. A real tour of a nuclear plant would be awesome (i.e. getting to hear / see the reactor), but tours of wind farms / turbines / dams etc. would also be great. Preferably in English.
Chernobyl is still open for tours, afaik. You won't get very close to any of the running reactors (and not the closed one, of course) but the tours generally go through the complex' main road and through the Pripyat ghost town.
> You won't get very close to any of the running reactors
They've all been decommissioned. #3 was the last one to shut down in 2000.
On a related note, this Youtube user [0] has videos from what appear to be tours inside units 2, 3 and 4 (the one which suffered the meltdown in '86). The one from the reactor hall in unit 2 [1] is particularly interesting.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/user/Thallium208/videos [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_zzTQFV3o
Re: Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
#23Does anyone know of interesting tours you can take of electricity production in Europe or energy infrastructure in general? I'm in The Netherlands, but would be willing to travel for it. A real tour of a nuclear plant would be awesome (i.e. getting to hear / see the reactor), but tours of wind farms / turbines / dams etc. would also be great. Preferably in English.
Chernobyl is still open for tours, afaik. You won't get very close to any of the running reactors (and not the closed one, of course) but the tours generally go through the complex' main road and through the Pripyat ghost town.
The last reactor in Chernobyl shut down in 2000. [0]
The whole complex is in the process of being decommissioned.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant#...
Re: Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
#24Does anyone know of interesting tours you can take of electricity production in Europe or energy infrastructure in general? I'm in The Netherlands, but would be willing to travel for it. A real tour of a nuclear plant would be awesome (i.e. getting to hear / see the reactor), but tours of wind farms / turbines / dams etc. would also be great. Preferably in English.
Lots of Nuclear plants in the UK offer tours, though lots are aimed at school groups. The Sizewell B tour looks like it might be the most extensive: https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/education/visitor-centres
Re: Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
#25Does anyone know of interesting tours you can take of electricity production in Europe or energy infrastructure in general? I'm in The Netherlands, but would be willing to travel for it. A real tour of a nuclear plant would be awesome (i.e. getting to hear / see the reactor), but tours of wind farms / turbines / dams etc. would also be great. Preferably in English.
I went last year to Forsmark here in Sweden, they have a very awesome tour, didn't go to the actual reactor (heard that they had it but don't know if it's still possible to do).
They showed us the nuclear waste disposal facility on the grounds of the power plant, it's temporary while Sweden builds a huge disposal facility for all of the country's nuclear waste (and it looks like a scenario for Half-Life, it was very cool).
Apart from the nuclear disposal facility our tour also went to the reactor control room simulator where the technicians practice and get certified (we could even try the SCRAM procedure and all) and also showed the grounds around the facility, where the water that cools the reactor comes and goes to, etc.
Would completely recommend doing it if you are ever in Sweden and can manage to go there.
Re: Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
#26Does anyone know of interesting tours you can take of electricity production in Europe or energy infrastructure in general? I'm in The Netherlands, but would be willing to travel for it. A real tour of a nuclear plant would be awesome (i.e. getting to hear / see the reactor), but tours of wind farms / turbines / dams etc. would also be great. Preferably in English.
Vilnius has a small Energy and Technology Museum[0] located in the building of the first power plant (opened in 1903) in country. Probably not worth going to Vilnius just for it, but if you happened to be nearby, it's worth its time.
0. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g274951-d18864...
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#27Poland what the uck are you doing? Literally black spot on EU map. Stop burning that much coal. Fix it ASAP.
Been there many times. Old condos, homes have coal burning furnaces. People have no money to replace them despite aid from EU to convert to gas. Some people throw everything into the furnace to burn for heat. It's not pleasant to walk outside and breath air fowled by burning plastic bottles.
This is for electricity generation, so residential coal is excluded.
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#28Poland what the uck are you doing? Literally black spot on EU map. Stop burning that much coal. Fix it ASAP.
I'm Polish (currently living in Spain). And yes, a lot of people in rural and small cities areas are using coal to heat houses, as well as wood and sometimes garbage which is the worst. What's more, our main electricity source is coal power plants - because of traditionally strong miners' lobby from Silesia area. Actually, no government had enough courage to make a shift into more cleaner power sources.
Re: Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
#29Does anyone know of interesting tours you can take of electricity production in Europe or energy infrastructure in general? I'm in The Netherlands, but would be willing to travel for it. A real tour of a nuclear plant would be awesome (i.e. getting to hear / see the reactor), but tours of wind farms / turbines / dams etc. would also be great. Preferably in English.
Hydro power inside a mountain in Scotland: http://www.visitcruachan.co.uk/
Re: Live display of CO2 emitted to produce electricity in European countries
#30Does anyone know of interesting tours you can take of electricity production in Europe or energy infrastructure in general? I'm in The Netherlands, but would be willing to travel for it. A real tour of a nuclear plant would be awesome (i.e. getting to hear / see the reactor), but tours of wind farms / turbines / dams etc. would also be great. Preferably in English.
Travel to the island of Islay (off the west coast of Scotland) and head to the tiny village of Portnahaven. From there, walk north along the coast for half an hour or so and look out for the Islay LIMPET, the world's first commercial wave power device connected to the United Kingdom's National Grid.
It looks like this (photo I took when I was there earlier in the year) https://www.instagram.com/p/BD1Ao-1IaXi/
Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islay_LIMPET
It's not a "tour" (it's unmanned) but it's fascinating. While you're on Islay, you can also enjoy whisky, wildlife and being in one of the most beautiful places on the planet.