Abandoned Powerplant - Found working Computers!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- In this episode, we venture inside this untouched power plant to see what remains, what we came across was absolutely insane...
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My guess is this powerplant is in such good shape because it's not actually abandoned. Rather it's in a mothball state. They keep it like this i think because a power plant like this has an ability that most others do not. Cold start ability which basically means even if the power grid is down completely this facility could start up and even help restore the grid. They left all the tools and maintenance manuals too in case they needed to return.
Possibly but I think they would lock the place up better then
Warning for anyone trying to get to the control room: we were there a couple of months ago and triggered a sensor in the hallway between the stairs leading to it, an alarm went off and ten minutes later police were patrolling the area. Not sure if this is still the case but pay attention for a small red light coming from the bottom of the staircase..
Sometime, the power plants are still left "semi-working" as live power still feed thru them and transformers may still be in use even if the power plant itself is not generating power.
On the computer it was describing a LM2500. Just so you know, that's not a "diesel turbine." First of all there is no such thing. There are large diesel engines, which have pistons. These large engines are sometimes used in small power plants although they are not generally cost effective as anything other than backup or possibly as a peaker. The LM2500 is a gas turbine that typically runs on natural gas although it can run on kerosene (jet fuel). It is actually a large turbine that is highly similar to what you would find on a large jet airplane, although the energy is used to rotate the generator rather than produce thrust. These turbines are typically used in a manner you described (only when energy demand is high) and are known as peaker plants. Just thought you'd find that interesting.
Those PC's are running the user interface for a DCS system (Distributed control system). Can be from the brand Yokogawa or AutomationX for example. The hardware will probably be turned off so any user input will not change anything.
That would be my guess. The technicians were smart enough to consider civilians getting in and didn't want them doing things like starting or trying to connect a generator to the grid when it's not synchronized.
It has Windows xp!
You cannot count on this being the case; if a place is being abandoned/mothballed the people doing the work can easily say "eh fuck this we're leaving anyway" and not make sure to disconnect everything. Power plants and anywhere with large industrial machinery are the most important places where the rule of "don't frob the buttons/switches" must be followed for this reason.
It may not be abandoned it all.
If the power is still on and computers is still running it means the power plant is in standby mode and can be operated in case of emergency.
Usually this type of small power plants are connected to main powerplants via remote connection and operated via SCADA system.
I know because here in Denmark we have such small unmaned power stations witch are in standby mode and can be operated via remote connection in case of emergency and during peak loads.
You don't leave a power plant that maybe used to fall into disrepair with no ppl to supervise it or do maintenance. Nobody will be trying to start this unit.
Aren't the SCADA system should not connected online?
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@@ramade9040
Usually systems controlled via SCADA are conected via closed network without internet access or via VPN connection.
Are you sure it was abandon , maybe homer Simpson was on his lunch break and left his computer on.
Not abandoned. See all the sand and land from outside. is a step zone, win is high. And no dust inside?
@@augustinolarian Yes national grids usually keep spare capacity, in case of disasters. Maybe not to generate energy but a point in the network to re-route power.
It's quite strange that a power generating station that's been shut down for so many years still has electricity being supplied to it. I wonder who their power provider is. Amazing that those monitors and the computers that they're connected to were still functional after all those years as well. Great video, thanks for the upload.
They still connected to another grid tho
Those PCs are not that old. These Fujitsu Displays were made up until 4 or 5 years ago, while being introduced to the market around 2006 or 2007.
I visited two nuclear power plants here in Northern Italy a couple years ago, and in one of them despite having been shut down for over 30 years a lot of the original 1960/70 analog control systems were still online and being used to monitor the reactor since it still had its last fuel load inside. Very cool seeing all the old switches and gauges.
They even triggered the alarm test to show us what it would be like during a scram, it starts out like "well that's not so bad" but after a couple seconds literally everything starts beeping, blaring and flashing, it's loud af.
@@ElMais89 Even the main display the Philips Brilliance 190S i think (who knows what variant) is really recent. It started most likely production in 2008 or 2009.
looks to be on standby as passthru and emergency generation, betting those terminals are live for remote access to start turbines when needed, people need to be careful when exploring those. active sites are legal troubles.
nobody leaves a power plant unattended with no maintenance expecting it will start when needed years in the future.
@@johnabuick could be periodic maintenance. Security system cameras are all that would be needed. Not everyone is willing to enter buildings that are considered dangerous, even if it looks abandoned.
@@Aerogamer158 Thank you, I guess some people instantly think "Maintenance comes in" no. I've got 2 sites that are remote startup and remote shutdown, they are not electrical like this, but they control remote feeds for our products, about 15 miles away from the main site, both the sites have a guy that visits from our time every 4 months, sites are trashed, but equipment and terminals still work fine.
@@Aerogamer158 Oh, great, you're going to try and use a power generator that is in a dangerous and abandoned building. I think NOT.
@@johnabuick no they are not dangerous. They are maintained, and when used usually either a check by maintenance or a group of people show up and operate it when needed. Called cost savings. When not needed the people don't just sit around and do nothing they go back to their base of operation.
What? a computer running windows from 2011-2019 without stopping, with no crash and no forced updates? It's unreal.
Forced updates? You dont know how to turn off updates on windows 10?
Ive been running a server since 2010, just using a hitachi drives without even using SSD’s still works to this minute, so yeah with the good gear it works n still gonna work
The PC was running Windows XP, so definitely a bit older. That said, most industrial SCADA systems like this are "air gapped" and not allowed to be connected to any networks that can connect to the internet, given how safety-critical they are. Updates are ferried over using offline media like a DVD to a isolated update server, and the computers themselves run only the OS and SCADA apps. The result is they're extremely stable, and pretty secure - though not perfectly so, as Stuxnet proved. Hell, there's a decent chance these systems are infected by it.
embedded xp does not update automatic
Its quite common to find DCS equipment like this running obsolete operating systems. The cost of upgrading them can run into many hundreds of thousands of pounds. Nowadays it's not uncommon to see xp and even win 98 clients
@@bobster1982 xp was stil live and kicking in 2011
I’m surprised those computers were running for so long that monitor was still on
Industrial equipment is generally built to higher standards than what you get at Wal-Mart, because millions or billions of dollars is on the line.
Wow this is crazy surprised there is still power to it? Nice share.
Cuz i live 5mins from there now security all the way. Notbody can enter withoud gettting caught
Abandoned, but still working
You could operate a abandoned powerplant! Or, you could take those computer for free with a government permission
dont
No u can take a computer
Uh I wouldn’t recommend that! This isn’t just a power station.
This is a jumpstart type of power plant built to restart a dead electrical grid incase of some grid attack or weather taking some of the grid down.
Provided that the damage to the grid cables have been repaired or the that piece of the grid has been taken off the main grid temporarily.
And taking government property isn’t a risk anyone should try.
Taking vital equipment no matter how small it is can provide consequences to your or their country.
Hell I wouldn’t doubt that they have a tracker in such electronic devices.
So in conclusion: it is a bad idea that could risk the government finding out and arresting you for theft of property! no matter how insignificant the item is they find you.
If this is a haha funny joke then sorry but I won’t remove it!
Those are enterprise computers, PC's or personal computers weren't so common and they have specially designed firmware other computers might be running some UNIX systems or windows that too for corporations 👍
looks to be either windows 98 or xp by the borders and error message. not sure.
Windows XP for the win!!!!!!
Only a matter of time before someone gets DOOM running on the computers.
cool im gonna push all the buttons now
The computer at @2:55 is showing process control and SCADA information.
Needless to say DO NOT USE THE MOUSE OR KEYBOARD on any such computer! Do not click on or select anything!
That monitor running for so long and has no burn in at least!
I am pretty sure there will be at least one person in charge of maintaining that site if not whole team.
That's what i'm thinking too. This facility is not entirely abandoned. It's being kept in limbo in case it's ever needed again. I think that is because a plant like this has cold start capability meaning if the grid goes down it can still operate and even restart the grid.
@@killman369547 Hi, it's a diesel plant, it stopped in 2012, but the high voltage substation is still in use, it still produces during shortages in winter, it is 10 km from my house.
😭😭😭 Bro I littery would of payed a million dollars to see those abandoned turbines start up after being abandoned
Where is it?
Any reason why they left the powerplant?
It was outdated and not needed anymore.
they tell it in the video... 1977 build and after 10 years outdated and used as backup power till 2011
2:49 holy sheet How can my computer not last that long
You have "walmart grade" computers. These are industrial grade.
Hmmm jongens als je dat aan zet doen ze het niet je hoor wel iets maar verder niks dan krijg je weer een error dat hij het niet kan starten
Seeing as these Computers run Windows XP, the Machine Running, must have been on Since 2011
2:50
if this is a nuclear power plant it may be in safe park mode and you can f it up rq very unsafe unless it’s a coal plant
It was an diesel powered emergency unit, so nothing to worry about
There are no nuke plants you can urbex and turn on the power. That would require there being nuclear fuel left in the core and the whole place being left in an operational state.
No government is that stupid, not even the USA.
Any nuke plant that can actually make power is staffed by people with machine guns and no sense of humor.
Vast place.
You guys broke into a Powerplant supervised by a supervisor , this Powerplant is not abandoned it's just on hold .
Indeed. I know where this power plant is. You guys broke in, because it isn't abandoned.
Dus er zijn daar wel gwn mensen en hun hebben ze ontweken ofzo iets?
@@easygaming7795 Nee, de energiecentrale staat op non-actief en wordt dus normaal niet meer gebruikt, maar kan soms nog van op afstand gebruikt worden in nood, daarom staan die computers nog aan. En er is wel een conciërge aanwezig.
Great find.... But why was there electricity still on? Is it still inspected once a month?
Yes this is used kinda like a backup power plant to restore the electrical grid incase of an emergency.
if i find those i will take it home
De_Nuke in real life?
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Super vette locatie! Mooie video
The fact i live 2km away from this
Stiekem de generator opstarten en helemaal vol hangen met mining rigs
Ey man, probeer is die software op een stickie te krijgen, zou echt vet zijn om daar is in te graven
Too clean.
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Bro this place is safety issues, why don't they shut it down properly?
What happens if you start the turbine and connected to the grid? Will anything bad will happen?
My guess is that the actual hardware sitting between the computer and turbines is locked out/disabled. Imagine a bug in software causing an abandoned power plant still hooked up to another power gridnto. suddenly turn on and do whatever
If they aren't automatically synchronized to the grid (search youtube videos on this) the generators can be self-destructed by the outside electrical force turning them into giant-ass motors for a second until they fly apart.
If they do auto-synchronize, that won't happen, but unexpected power on the grid is likely to cause problems elsewhere if there's any real amount of fuel for the generators.
it is still there
Very interesting
If you do this in Spain you will be arrested :D
Turn off the torch when u see light!
Where would this be in the netherlands, I always see these abandoned buildings in Europe but never seen one in NL
This was in Belgium, there’s not a lot in Holland unfortunately
@@ForgottenBuildings Ah thought so, thanks for responding
Wow. You should grab a few friends and make a crazy/funny short film
1:11 foto's = pictures
you bet i would have at least tried to turn the plant on for a sec
Extremely bad idea in so many ways.
I would have taken the computer lol
what a waste. so much metal.
Location?
Wordt 25 november gedynamiteerd.
if this power plant is in the Philippines, that 8 turbine is gone and sell 😂
Same here in indonesia🤣🤙
HAHAH totoo toh xd
@@muhammadhanifkurnaen6689 And hello indonesian brother! :)
bro one misclick and you could've started it back up😭
Hence the urbexer saying "If the lights are on, then don't frob the knob, bob!"
Could you pretend that the coppers are coming to create some jaw-dropping suspense, I love excitement! 30 01 2024
burning diesel to produce electricity for electric cars?
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Why this had only 6 comments
It was in kids mode for a long time for some reason.
this is definitely not abandoned
Is 'Cold Standby' a thing? A dozen people might be able to restart it in two weeks.
What kind of emergency can wait two weeks?
Would´ve definetly kept the oscilloscope
Guys, the video is fake. 2 years? Where is the dust? outside is a desertic zone and there is not dust when all the doors are open and windows broken?
Leave your house with windows open for one month and dust will be at least 1cm hight.
Dust is human skin. Why would an abandoned building have that?
@@RawbLV Because of the outside sand? Dust is human skin? Who lied to you? are you 10?
@@augustinolarian There was greenery outside, no sand. That overgrown environment most likely stops any sand from entering.
Sand is not a problem in Europe here lol. You think when we clean our houses it is sand that we wipe off?
Just watch more videos. Buildings sometimes get abandoned without proper closure. With how many power plants there are in the world, it's not surprising that there was one with computers still on.
Hi, it's a diesel plant, it stopped in 2012, but the high voltage substation is still in use, it still produces power during shortages in winter, it is 10 km from my house.
You just made this a target for hooligans and junkies
It’s already dismantled at the moment
Ik weet waar deze energiecentrale is. Jullie hebben ingebroken, want het is niet helemaal verlaten.
I know where this power plant is. You guys broke in, because it isn't abandoned.
Maar wat goeeeeed