60 Beautiful Abandoned Places
I.M cooling tower - Old Power Station in Belgium
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Built in 1921, this power station was one of the largest coal-burning plants in Belgium. It became the main source of energy for Charleroi by 1977. It was able to cool down 480,000 gallons of water per minute. Years later, it was determined that the plant was responsible for 10 percent of the total carbon dioxide emissions in Belgium. Greenpeace began protesting, which caused a lot of negative response, leading to the closure of the plant in 2007. Now security guards are posted due to looters collecting scrap metal.
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Built in 1921, this power station was one of the largest coal-burning plants in Belgium. It became the main source of energy for Charleroi by 1977. It was able to cool down 480,000 gallons of water per minute. Years later, it was determined that the plant was responsible for 10 percent of the total carbon dioxide emissions in Belgium. Greenpeace began protesting, which caused a lot of negative response, leading to the closure of the plant in 2007. Now security guards are posted due to looters collecting scrap metal.
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