Aberthaw Power Station refers to a series of two coal-fired power stations

Fossil fuel power plant

A fossil-fuel power station is a power station that burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum to produce electricity. Central station fossil-fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation...

 situated on the coast of South Wales

South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...

, near Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan

The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...

. It is actually located on the waterfront of the nearby villages of Gileston

Gileston

Gileston is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in Bro Morgannwg on the coast of South Wales.- Location :It is located some 15 miles along the coast from Cardiff and lies between Barry and Llantwit Major....

 and West Aberthaw

Aberthaw

Aberthaw is a village of the Vale of Glamorgan west of Barry on the coast of South Wales.The village is split into two halves - East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw, separated by the River Thaw. It is home to Aberthaw Cement Works and Aberthaw Power Station a coal power station plant that was linked to...

 on Limpert Bay. The current power station on the site, Aberthaw B Power Station, co-fires biomass

Biomass

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 and as of 2008, its generating capacity of 1560 megawatts (MW). The station is also the location for a trial Carbon Capture system.