Topical story, and a truly historical moment, great photos. There are so many mixed feelings on the topic of Energy sources.

Indeed… but no-one tells about new technologies residues… not always so clean as we may think…

for sure, a lot of research needs to be done to find the right solutions.

www.hel.fi/en/news/helsinki-shuts-down-coal-fired-power-plant-cutting-emissions

Industrial aesthetics and history ! Thanks also for the text !

Most interesting

and wonderful images

The population there will no doubt see a reduction in health problems as a result.

Excellent photos and a great story!
Helsinki is much further than we are, in our neighbourhood we don't even yet have district heating, it's still mostly gas:-(

Many countries in Europe are closing down coal-fired power stations to cut down emissions, also some nuclear power plants in the UK have closed. There may be unforeseeable problems in the future, but it's a step in the right direction.

Hooray for the environment.

Great images Wierd, excellent for the challenge.

As Isabel says it's a difficult area finding solutions - electric cars "too heavy, hugely expensive batteries which no-one can find a way to recycle after a very short life", solar panels "shut down when they overheat when the temperature is too high and again no way to recycle. Unfortunately the UK having decommissioned some old nuclear reactors are about to start up new ones; Hinkley just up from me has had it's first reactor delivered and another will follow soon; where I won't bother with the problems of waste disposal they create.

there will be a lot of problems, but no other way.

A very well composed image Wierd............with lovely light and warm colours. Beautifully sharp and detailed too.

I would imagine that shutting down a huge powerplant like this will be a mammoth task, but well worth it in the end.

That is good news.