The cold water intake caisson in the Bristol Channel off Breaksea Point, for Aberthaw coal fired power station.

---

The cold water intake caisson in the Bristol Channel off Breaksea Point, for Aberthaw coal fired power station. The water enters via this caisson, then is used to cool down the superheated steam, after which it returns to the Bristol Channel approximately 8 degrees Celsius warmer than when it entered.

---

Size: 5573px × 3698px
Location: Breaksea Point, Bristol Channel, Aberthaw, South Wales.
Photo credit: © Jeff Tucker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aberthaw, acid, angle, area, bass, blur, breaksea, bristol, caisson, channel, coal, coast, coastal, cold, cooling, dioxide, effect, effects, environment, environmental, exposure, field, flow, fossil, fuel, heat, intake, long, mans, nursery, outflow, point, pollution, rain, rocky, sea, seascape, seaweed, shore, south, sulphur, tidal, wales, warm, water, wide