How electricity is generated

Here's a PDF of my 1999 feature 'From Pipelines to Pylons' which described the story of UK electricity generation and delivery, from North Sea gas through to the 230V outlet in your home - and everything in between.

From Pipelines to Pylons (PDF)

I featured the then-new, but now demolished, Killingholme 'B' CCGT power station when I was a guest of National Power during the station's annual shutdown. This was an ideal opportunity to explore the entire station with all its inner workings laid bare. Very rare photos of gas turbine maintenance were included.

The PDF is a print dump of my web-enabled version that I originally hosted on my now defunct epemag.net website.

Interview Part 8: Here comes the future

PhizzyB by Clive MaxfieldIn the final part I explain how the world-wide web grabbed my attention, but not before I had completed two more Teach-In series, helped bring the PhizzyB computer to fruition and wrote the story of electricity generation in "From Pipelines To Pylons". I round off with a 50 Years Golden Anniversary celebration of our magazine. Read more...