Wesley's Tool-Box

Drax power plant is the biggest in the United Kingdom, with about 4,000MW capacity provided by six 670MW units. It used to run only on coal, but one of the units is now fully run on biomass, with a second one on 95:5 biomass-coal mix. This is driven through environmental concerns. I visited this place with my fellow trainees for an on-site case study.


While most people were familiar with the concept of thermal power plants, the fact that such a high-capacity unit could be run solely on biomass, and that it's utilizing condensers installed in parallel to the turbines instead on the bottom were met with fascination. All in all, an interesting insights to how UK is moving forward with its generation.

I'm visiting the Royal Observatory Greenwich, where the Greenwich Meridian is located. It became the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) 130 years ago, in 1884.

I've visited this place before, but it feels fresh every time. Maybe it's because I come here every decade or so.

Last month's London visit was a part of preparing for this trip - a three-week training near Paddington Station with about 20 people. I will be both a trainee and a coordinator. Things are okay so far.


Meanwhile, a reenactment of the royalties taking a walk in the park is in progress. That was interesting to watch. It should be a nice counterpart to what I'll be seeing in London.