Video: Coal cooling towers come crashing down

Published by

CleanTechnica

As clean energy options like wind and solar grow around the world, coal-fired power plants are being shut down. Perhaps the most deadly industry in the history of humankind (one of the deadliest, at least) is losing to clean wind and clean solar in the US, Europe, and elsewhere. Capturing that in a unique way, here’s a wonderful slow motion video of some coal-fired power plant cooling towers getting blown up (thanks to Peter Sinclair for the share):

Of course, this video immediately made me think of this even cooler video of coal and nuclear towers (made to look like living beings) coming crashing down:

This article was originally published on Clean Technica. Reproduced with permission

 

Share
Published by
Tags: coal

Recent Posts

Works begin at state-owned, forest-based wind farm – starting with five firefighting water tanks

Preliminary works kick off at SEC-owned wind farm in a Latrobe Valley pine plantation, including…

26 February 2026

Long-distance objectors and whale worries send another two wind farms into state planning purgatory

Community division and whale migration were among the concerns raised by long-distance objectors to the…

26 February 2026

Can the IEA survive without the US? Or will it cave in to the fossil fuel lobby?

The Trump administration is pressuring the IEA to abandon its independence and change its "climate…

26 February 2026

Pressure mounts for mandatory disclosure of home energy efficiency ratings

Fresh call emerges for mandatory disclosure of energy efficiency ratings for all homes at point…

26 February 2026

Climate threatened island nation to host pre-COP leaders meeting

Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings ahead of the 2026 COP31 summit, bringing the…

26 February 2026

Wind plans for huge South Australia renewables precinct get federal green light

Plans for the first two stages of a major wind, solar and battery precinct being…

26 February 2026