| Aberthaw Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Aberthaw B from the foreshore | |
 | |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Location | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan |
| Coordinates | 51°23′14″N 3°24′18″W / 51.387312°N 3.404866°W |
| Status | In Decommissioning Process |
| Construction began | 1957 (Aberthaw A) 1967 (Aberthaw B)[1] |
| Commission date | 1963 (Aberthaw A) 1971 (Aberthaw B) |
| Decommission date | 1995 (Aberthaw A) 2020 (Aberthaw B) |
| Construction cost | £50m (Aberthaw B) |
| Owner | RWE |
| Operator | RWE |
| Employees | ≈5 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 3 x 520 MW |
| Make and model | Associated Electrical Industries |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,560 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | https://uk-ireland.rwe.com/locations/aberthaw-power-plant |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Aberthaw Power Station refers to two decommissioned coal-fired and co-fired biomass power stations on the coast of South Wales, near Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan. They were located at Limpert Bay, near the villages of Gileston and West Aberthaw. The most recent power station on the site, Aberthaw B Power Station, co-fired biomass and as of 2008 had a generating capacity of 1,560 megawatts (MW). The power station closed on 31 March 2020.[2][3][4][5]
The station was the location of a carbon capture trial system to determine whether the technology could be scaled up from lab conditions. The system consumed 1 MW.[4]
- ^ "Long Railway Contract to Carry Power Plant Coal". The Times. 8 January 1964. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Aberthaw power plant - Efficient hard-coal-fired power plant". RWE.
- ^ Ambrose, Jillian (1 August 2019). "German utilities firm RWE to close its last UK coal plant in 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ a b Unwin, Jack (1 August 2019). "Aberthaw B power station given proposed closing date". Power Technology. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Aberthaw Power Station set to close, risking 170 jobs". BBC News. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.