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Plant load is a factor in every energy plant. In the case of solar power plants, the plant load factor is at an average of 75%. This means 25% of the time, optimum operation is not utilized. This number has to be compared with start up costs, operating costs and income generated to determine the feasibility of conversion to solar energy.
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Is a nuclear power plant and power plant the same?
Power plants come in various different types depending on the fuel used, coal, natural gas, oil, wind, solar and so on. Nuclear is one type of power plant in this general category.
What is the energy transformation in the solar power plant?
solar (photovoltaic) power plant > radiant energy from the sun > converted to electrical energy
What is plant factor in a power plant?
Plant Factor (The net capacity factor of a power plant ) -- To calculate the capacity factor, take the total amount of energy the plant produced during a period of time and divide by the amount of energy the plant would have produced at full capacity. Capacity factors vary greatly depending on the type of fuel that is used and the design of the plant. A base load power plant with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) might produce 648,000 megawatt-hours (MW·h) in a 30-day month. The capacity factor is 0.9 or 90%. The Burton Wold Wind Farm consists of ten Enercon E70-E4 wind turbines@ 2 MW nameplate capacity for a total installed capacity of 20 MW.[2] In 2008 the wind farm generated 43,416 MW·h of electricity. (Note 2008 was a leap year.) The capacity factor for this wind farm in 2008 was just under 25% Reasons for reduced capacity factor due to equipment failures or routine maintenance output is curtailed because the electricity is not needed or because the price of electricity is too low to make production economical. This accounts for most of the unused capacity of peaking power plants. Peaking plants may operate for only a few hours per year or up to several hours per day. Their electricity is relatively expensive. It is uneconomical, even wasteful, to make a peaking power plant as efficient as a base load plant because they do not operate enough to pay for the extra equipment cost, and perhaps not enough to offset the embodied energy of the additional components. A third reason is a variation on the second: the operators of a hydroelectric dam may uprate its nameplate capacity by adding more generator units. Since the supply of fuel (i.e. water) remains unchanged, the uprated dam obtains a higher peak output in exchange for a lower capacity factor. Because hydro plants are highly dispatchable, they are able to act as load following power plants. Having a higher peak capacity allows a dam's operators to sell more of the annual output of electricity during the hours of highest electricity demand (and thus the highest spot price). In practical terms, uprating a dam allows it tobalance a larger amount of intermittent energy sources on the grid such aswind farms and solar power plants, and to compensate for unscheduled shutdowns of baseload power plants, or brief surges in demand for electricity..... With best regards, Janybek Omorov
What is the best source of energy?
This is debatable as all energies have different perks and consequences. The most powerful plant in existence so far is the Three Gorges Dam, a Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Yangtze River in China, generating 80,000GWh annually. However, in general, Nuclear Power Plants produce the most power on average. One to look out for is solar. Whilst it is relatively ineffective right now, efficiency is constantly improving and ideas like Solar Islands from CSEM and Nolaris are making them a possible alternative for the future as well.
What are three main energy sources of the earth?
Solar panells, power plants, and energy dams.
What do solar power plants do?
the solar power plant generates electricity
What do solar plants do?
the solar power plant generates electricity
What are the solar power plants in India?
The only solar power plant that seems to exist in India is called Azure Power. However, it appears that a new power plant will be built, which will give power to 400 million citizens.
Is solar power plant is better than wind power plant?
Yes, solar power plants are better than wind power plants. The reason is that wind power plants convert wind into electricity, but if there is no wind, wind power plants won't be able to do their job. Solar Power Plants use solar energy from our entire solar system. There is infinite solar energy in the solar system, so solar solar power plants are better. Solar and wind do not produce any real power in terms of our needs. Solar is the worst of the two by a small margin. Typical payback, in terms of energy used to create and maintain a solar panel is longer then the projected life of a panel. Winds worst issue is the needed fossil fuel plants running in the background. This power is completely wasted unless the wind stops or slows below the running speed of the turbine. Wind also stops generating power at speeds above 32 mph. The fossil fuel plant again will make up this loss. The better alternative is hydro then either of these that provide little or no power.
What is the salary for people working in solar power plants?
in solar power
Is a nuclear power plant and power plant the same?
Power plants come in various different types depending on the fuel used, coal, natural gas, oil, wind, solar and so on. Nuclear is one type of power plant in this general category.
Where is the largest solar power plant situated?
The largest solar power plant is situated in the mojave desert having power of 354 megawatts.
Plf related to solar?
Yes, Plant Load Factor (PLF) is related to solar.
What is the energy transformation in the solar power plant?
solar (photovoltaic) power plant > radiant energy from the sun > converted to electrical energy
What kind of jobs are available in the solar energy industry?
There are many different jobs available in the solar energy industry. Anything from scientific research, to solar power engineering, to manufacturing the solar power, working at a solar power plant, development of the plant, construction of the plant, plant operations, solar photovolataic installers, panel installation and maintenance and supporting occupations.
What is the most common type of power plant?
The most common type of power plant is one that uses fossil fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas. Less common power plants use nuclear, geo-thermal, hydro-electric, wind, solar, or other power sources to run the plants.
How many power plants use solar energy?
There are two types of solar energy plants: 1. Plants that use sun's rays directly to heat a medium (sometimes a hybrid plant with natural gas). See Wikipedia entry 'List of Solar Thermal Power Stations' 2. Plants that use photovoltaic cells to produce electricity. See Wikipedia entry 'Photovoltaic Power Stations' Both these articles list plants in various countries including the US
