J3576 : Loading coal, Belfast

taken 3 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Loading coal, Belfast
Loading coal, Belfast
Kilroot Power Station Link at Carrickfergus on the shores of Belfast Lough is (currently) coal fired. Fuel for the station is imported to Belfast (mostly from Russia from my observations, for example J3576 : The 'Puplinge' at Belfast). Stored at Belfast Harbour, it is then loaded onto smaller ships and taken to the power station - here coal is being loaded, by conveyor belt, into the hold of the 'Jolanta' Link . Note the loader behind dumping buckets of coal from the stockpile. There are plans to change Kilroot into a gas powered power station, possibly from 2023.
Stormont Wharf, Belfast

Wharf at the Victoria Channel, Belfast docks. The wharf was constructed 1956-62 by Charles Brand & Son, to provide a total lineal quayage of 580 metres; this was further extended by an additional 250 metres which was completed in 2009. Stormont Wharf is now one of the longest deep water quays in Ireland.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Rossographer and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Loading map... (JavaScript required)
Grid Square
J3576, 974 images   (more nearby search)
Photographer
Date Taken
Friday, 14 May, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 17 May, 2021
Geographical Context
Energy infrastructure  Coastal  City, Town centre  Industry  Docks, Harbours 
Place (from Tags)
Belfast  Belfast Docks 
Primary Subject of Photo
Ship 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 352 760 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.8516N 5:54.4804W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 355 760
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
Clickable map
+

Other Tags
Coal  Coal Stockpile  Coal Store  Coal Conveyor Belt  Ship  Belfast  Belfast Docks  Belfast Harbour  Conveyor Belt  Loading 

Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

Image Type (about): close look 
This page has been viewed about 56 times.
View this location: KML (Google Earth) · Google MapsExternal link · Bing MapsExternal link · Geograph Coverage Map · geotagged! More Links for this image
Background for photo viewing: White / /
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
thumbs up icon
[Mark
You are not logged in login | register