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Vietato Fumare

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:44:53 +0000

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compressor hall of an abandoned carbide factory

Vietato Fumare

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:44:30 +0000

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compressor hall of an abandoned carbide factory

Stabilimento Elettrochimico

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:29:04 +0000

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abandoned carbide factory (1901)

gas station Tapi Aike

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:45:42 +0000

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Cooling Tower IM - looking down

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:52:12 +0000

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It was quite difficult to get images from the lower space. Either you climb along the bottom through mud and water, which we not did, or you extend the tripod as far as possible and hold it down as far as possible. Car tires in the water for size comparison.

Cooling Tower IM - funnel view

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:52:03 +0000

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Cooling Tower IM - the fisheye view

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:37:40 +0000

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Cooling Tower IM

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:12:56 +0000

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approaching the cooling tower, for more information go to
www.ipernity.com/doc/berny/48263538

Power Plant IM

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:35:14 +0000

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Built in 1921, this Belgian thermal power plant of Electrabel (originally Intercom) is now abandoned since 2007.

Power Plant IM

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:35:18 +0000

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In Monceau-sur-Sambre, within the Belgian town of Charleroi, the abandoned "Power Station IM" is located, the magnificent abandoned cooling tower of which still looms over the town no longer creating electricity, but providing plenty of bizarre vistas.

Power Plant IM was originally built in 1921 and when it was finished, it was one of the largest coal-burning power plants in Belgium. Water would be let into the cooling tower where it would be cooled by the wind that swept in from portals in the base of the tower, releasing billowing columns of hot air. By 1977 the power plant and its massive tower was the main source of energy in the Charleroi area and is said to have been able to cool down 480000 gallons of water per minute. By the 1970s new components were even added to the power plant that could also use gas power. However, the power plant’s days in the sun were numbered.

After years of service, a report found that Power Plant IM was responsible for 10% of the total CO2 emissions in Belgium. Due to this, protests from Greenpeace in 2006 gave the power plant a lot of negative attention and it closed in 2007.

After it was closed down, there were reports of looting by metal scrappers, but today there are often security guards The power plant still lies abandoned and is said to be scheduled for demolition, but until that time it continues to stand as a popular location for urban explorers.

(source: www.atlasobscura.com)

Actual situation: The power plant itself is not accessable and mostly demolished inside, but the door to the upper floor of the Cooling Tower was open. Watch out for security.