Night. Velvia 100. 2 minute exposures.
The Eureka Mine Portal nameplate, cut out before the mine was buried under a high school cafeteria.
Atlantic Coast Line bridge remains in Bessemer, AL
Showing posts with label Power Plant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Power Plant. Show all posts
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Power Up
Miller Steam Plant.
Night. Velvia 100. 2 minute exposures.
The Eureka Mine Portal nameplate, cut out before the mine was buried under a high school cafeteria.
Atlantic Coast Line bridge remains in Bessemer, AL
Night. Velvia 100. 2 minute exposures.
The Eureka Mine Portal nameplate, cut out before the mine was buried under a high school cafeteria.
Atlantic Coast Line bridge remains in Bessemer, AL
Sunday, May 26, 2013
James H. Miller, Jr Electric Generating Plant
The Miller Steam Plant is operated by Alabama Power, and is the fifth largest coal fired power plant in the United States. It went into service in 1978, and currently has a generating capacity of 2,640,000 kilowatts. It is also one of the most polluting plants in the United States, ranked at second in carbon dioxide gas production, and third in mercury emissions. I hope you don't live nearby, or you might just be re-re.
Panorama, click for larger view. No shame on the failed stitching at the power lines.
Panorama, click for larger view. No shame on the failed stitching at the power lines.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant - Power Plant
This abandoned power plant was shut down long ago. Little resources can be found online, but the site is right next to the old Beaunit Fiber factory, and was most likely the power plant for the old Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, located very close by.
Multiple stories of grated metal flooring, mostly intact machinery and pipes. Incredible. I loved this place. Probably one of the greatest places near Birmingham.
The lot itself is semi-maintained, and the water ponds have fairly new and active pumping equipment in them. Both adjacent lots are active and staffed.
Keep Out - But wide open, as if inviting us in...
An overall view of the generators in the foreground, and the four coal fired combustion chambers in the background.
Old gauges, frozen in time.
Lifter
Pipes
I'm not a power plant engineer, but I suspect that these fed air into the combustion chamber.
This chart captured the plants final moments as it was shut down - for good.
Growth
Looks like these batteries are just a bit past their expiration date.
Stacks
And then we left. Few places can rival this abandoned power plant.
Multiple stories of grated metal flooring, mostly intact machinery and pipes. Incredible. I loved this place. Probably one of the greatest places near Birmingham.
The lot itself is semi-maintained, and the water ponds have fairly new and active pumping equipment in them. Both adjacent lots are active and staffed.
Keep Out - But wide open, as if inviting us in...
An overall view of the generators in the foreground, and the four coal fired combustion chambers in the background.
Old gauges, frozen in time.
Lifter
Pipes
I'm not a power plant engineer, but I suspect that these fed air into the combustion chamber.
This chart captured the plants final moments as it was shut down - for good.
Growth
Looks like these batteries are just a bit past their expiration date.
Stacks
And then we left. Few places can rival this abandoned power plant.
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