Which are the most polluting power plants

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In Spain work 22 thermal power stations of coal that provide 23% of the country's total electricity generation and are responsible for 64% of the sector's CO2 emissions. A power plant is an installation capable of converting mechanical energy into electric power. The main sources of energy are water, gas, uranium, wind and solar energy. These sources of primary energy to move the blades of a turbine, which in turn is connected to an electrical generator.

Ranking of the most polluting power plants

Ranking of the most polluting power plants:

1. As Pontes Thermal Power Plant (A Coruña) -Average emissions: 9,121,027 tons of CO2 (the same as 3,040,000 cars emit per year) -Installed power: 1,400 MW and year of construction: 1976
2. Aboño Thermal Power Plant (Asturias) -Average emissions: 7,602,693 tons of CO2 (the equivalent of what 2,534,000 cars emit per year) -Installed power: 903 MW and year of construction: 1974
3. Litoral de Almería Thermal Power Plant (Almería) -Average emissions: 6,998,752 tons of CO2.-Installed power: 1,100 MW and year of construction: 1984
4. Teruel Thermal Power Plant (Teruel) -Average emissions: 6,828,042 tons of CO2-Installed power: 1,050 MW and year of construction: 1979
5. Compostilla Thermal Power Plant (León) -Average emissions: 5,974,704 tons of CO2-Installed power: 1,312 MW and year of construction: 1961

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