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Coal is burned to heat water, the water evaporates into steam and is forced through pipes to the generators where it spins turbines. The turbines are designed as magnets around an iron core spun with wire. When the magnets spin around the wire it generates electricity.
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Coal is burned to heat water, the water evaporates into steam and is forced through pipes to the generators where it spins turbines. The turbines are designed as magnets around an iron core spun with wire. When the magnets spin around the wire it generates electricity.
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What percent of the US electricity is produced by coal energy?
12%
How can coal be conserved?
Since coal is used for electricity you can save coal for electricity
How electricity is made from coal?
the coal fuels or powers the electricity
How energy can be produced from coal?
Coal burns. The heat boils water. The steam is used to push a turbine. The turbine rotates a generator (its a trick with magnets) that produces the electricity.
Energy that is produced commercially from coal is called?
Thermal energy I suppose, but in most cases it is used for electricity. The steel industry uses coal (or coke rather) in blast furnaces.
What percentage of electricity produced in Canada is made by coal?
The percentage that of electricity that is made from coal in Canada is 19%
What percentage of us electric is produced by coal?
More than 70% of US electricity is produced from coal.
The largest amount of electricity in the US is produced by what?
Coal
What percent of the US electricity is produced by coal energy?
12%
How coal is used to make electricity?
Coal is used to generate almost half of all electricity produced in the United States. Besides electric utility companies, industries and businesses with their own power plants use coal to generate electricity. Power plants burn coal to make steam. The steam turns turbines which generate electricity.
Who was president of the US the last time half of your electricity was produced with coal?
George W. Bush
What energy source produced more than 50 percent of the U.S. electricity in 2001?
Coal
How much carbon dioxide is produced from 1 MWh of electricity that is generated by coal?
1 tonne of coal produce 1.83 tonnes of carbon dioxide when burned 1 tonne of coal generates 2.4 MWhours 0.416 tonne of coal generates 1 MWh 0.416 tonne of coal times 1.83 tonnes of CO2/tonne of coal = 0.7625 tonnes of CO2 are produced from 1 MWh of electricity generated by coal
Do battery-driven cars cause pollution?
Depends on where you get the electricity to recharge the batteries. If the electricity is produced in a hydro-electric plant then there is almost no pollution. If the electricity comes from a nuclear power plant then you have nuclear waste. If the electricity comes from a coal-fired plant that you do have pollution from the burning of coal.
How is electricity produced when coal is burned?
Coal is burned to produce heat The heat is used to produce steam in a boiler. The steam is used to turn a turbine and generator set. This causes electricity to run through the wires.
How can coal be conserved?
Since coal is used for electricity you can save coal for electricity
How electricity is made from coal?
the coal fuels or powers the electricity
