coal-fired station
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcoal-firedandstation
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coal-fired
adjective
uk/ˈkəʊl.faɪəd/us/ˈkoʊl.faɪrd/
using coal as ...
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station
noun[C]
uk/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on ...
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(Definition ofcoal-firedandstationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Most of the discussion has centred around the importance of coming to a decision about acoal-firedstation.
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The consent sought and given was for acoal-firedstation.
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To say that acoal-firedstationis being delivered late is surely not a criticism of the coal mining industry.
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I am aware of how long it has been since acoal-firedstationwas ordered.
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The capital cost of acoal-firedstationof similar capacity would be about £60 million.
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If acoal-firedstationis to become redundant, energy will have to be gained from another source for that area.
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Is he aware that there will also be relief that it is to be acoal-firedstationrather than a nuclear one?
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The economics of acoal-firedstationaway from a coalfield is very different from the economics of one placed on a coalfield.
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I can give no general estimate of the saving from doubling up an existingcoal-firedstationas this would depend on the particular circumstances.
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I have received no application in respect of acoal-firedstation, and it would be inappropriate for me to make a statement.
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A gas-fired power station emits a quarter of the nitrogen oxide and half the carbon dioxide of acoal-firedstation.
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At this moment we are pretty sure that it will break even on economies and, indeed, lead to advance over thecoal-firedstation.
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There may be more geographical limitations on the siting of a nuclear power station than on the siting of acoal-firedstation.
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There is a strong view that this should be acoal-firedstation.
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The basic thing to remember about power stations is that the capital costs of acoal-firedstationare relatively low at £50 to £55 per kilowatt.
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This is much better than anycoal-firedstationin the world.
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The board has made no application to build acoal-firedstation.
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It is at this time that a decision should be made on anothercoal-firedstation.
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Indeed, it is estimated that one such newcoal-firedstationwould support, directly or indirectly, some 50,000 people.
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Nocoal-firedstationwith adequate supplies of coal was operating at less than its full available capacity on that day.
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