Detail of blades of a gas turbine, Shannonbridge power station, Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Eire.

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One of Ireland's peat fired power stations, built primarily as employment creation schemes as they only produce something like 3 per cent of the nation's power requirements

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Size: 3620px × 4827px
Location: Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Eire.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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