North Yorkshire, UK

Situated in North Yorkshire, Drax Power Station has the highest generating capacity of any power station in the United Kingdom and Western Europe. The coal-fired station was commissioned and built in two stages, the first in 1974 and the second twelve years later in 1986. Thanks to millions invested in carbon reduction technology and biomass burning, Drax is one of the cleanest coal-burning power stations in the world.

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Dubai, UAE

M Station in Dubai is the United Arab Emirates’ largest power and desalination plant and plays a critical role in the infrastructure of the region.

Built by DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority), at a cost of more than Dh10 billion it can produce over 2 mega watts of electricity and 140 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day - around 20 per cent of Dubai’s current requirements.

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• Government
• Transport
• Industrial
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Caithness, Scotland

Located on the North East Coast of Scotland and built on the site of a World War II airfield Dounreay was established in 1955 to pursue the UK Government policy of developing fast breeder reactor (FBR) technology.  In 2005 the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority become owner of the site and decommissioning in planned for the site by 2036. 

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• Science & Technology
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Malta, UK

A key part of Malta’s power network, the Delimara Power Station generates 149MW of electrical energy for the island. It's chimney is the tallest structure on the isalnd.

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Sudan

A critical part of Sudan's infrastructire, this double petrochemical pipeline runs 800km from Khartoum, the country’s capital, to Port Sudan.

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Middlesbrough, UK

Constructed in Teesside on a 32-acre site at the Wilton Chemical Complex, Teesside Power station is a combied cycle gas-fired power station. It was the largest gas fired power station in Europe with a generating capacity of 1875 megawatts.

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