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In almost all situations, the fossil fuel is combusted to generate heat. The heat in turn boils water into steam which is then fed to a turbine or other mechanism that converts the heat into rotational energy. This energy is then transferred (usually through a driveshaft) to an electric generator that produces electricity while it spins.
In most cases the power station is connected to a grid, and in that case the amount of power generated is almost exactly equal to the amount of steam fed to the turbine.
In fossil fuel stations the thermal efficiency is 25-50%. That means that even the most efficient ones waste about half the avaliable energy in the fuel, and the bad ones waste three-quarters.
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Is electricity from nuclear power the same as more powerful or radioactive compared to electrical energy from other power plants?
The electricity is exactly the same as from a fossil fired power station, generated from the same type of generator
What drives the electricity generators in a power station?
Electricity is most often generated at a power station by electromechanical generators, primarily driven by heat engines fueled by chemical combustion or nuclear fission but also by other means such as the kinetic energy of flowing water and wind.
How is a nuclear power station different to a fossil fuelled power station?
Nuclear power produces clean electricity without any carbon dioxide emissions.Fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) power produces electricity with carbon dioxide emissions which are causing global warming and climate change.
How are fossil fuels used in a power station to generate energy?
fossil fuels are burned to create steam which turns these huge turbines which produces electricity hope this helped it is also a form of energy
Describe 6 difference method of producing electricity?
Hydro electricity (Water power) Diesel generator Coal fired power station Nuclear power station Gas fired power station Wind turbine generators.
How is electricity generated in a power station by using fossil fuels?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) is used to boil water. The steam is used to spin electricity turbines and this generates electricity.
Is electricity from nuclear power the same as more powerful or radioactive compared to electrical energy from other power plants?
The electricity is exactly the same as from a fossil fired power station, generated from the same type of generator
How do nuclear power plant owners generate revenue from their reactors?
By selling the electricity generated from the heat of the reactor. Same as fossil fuel power plants do, sell electricity generated from the heat of burning.
What is the difference between electricity being made in a fossil fuel power station to being made in a nuclear power station?
The difference is only the material that is being used to generate electricity.
What power station makes very cheap electricity after the station is built?
This is typical of nuclear plants where the fuel costs are low compared with fossil fuel costs.
What is the electricity generated by magnetism?
Electricity produced by magnetism is called induced voltage. It is by induction, the passage of a magnetic field across a conductor, that a voltage will be induced ("caused" or "made to happen") in that conductor.
What drives the electricity generators in a power station?
Electricity is most often generated at a power station by electromechanical generators, primarily driven by heat engines fueled by chemical combustion or nuclear fission but also by other means such as the kinetic energy of flowing water and wind.
How is a nuclear power station different to a fossil fuelled power station?
Nuclear power produces clean electricity without any carbon dioxide emissions.Fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) power produces electricity with carbon dioxide emissions which are causing global warming and climate change.
What percentage of the world's electricity is generated by electric power?
100% of electricity is electrical power.
Is the world's largest supply of electricity generated by powerstations?
Yes, mostly by fossil fueled power stations running on coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear.
Where are fossil fuel burned?
In cars and trucks (oil), and in power stations (coal, oil and natural gas) to generate electricity.
How electricity is generated in Colorado?
Power plants.
