Didcot power station , Oxfordshire, UK

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which is then combusted in firing ovens. These heat the water into steam, which consequently drives the turbines provding electricity for most of the Thames Valley. Steam is cooled in the large cooling towers. Water runs down the inside walls of the towers and is carried away in a stream.

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Location: Didcot,UK
Photo credit: © adrian arbib / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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