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Electricity is made by converting some form of energy into electricity. Coal is used to heat water in a boiler to make steam. The steam pressure rotates a turbine to power a generator.
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What do you need to generate electricity?
It takes energy to generate electricity. Mechanical energy or thermal energy or nuclear energy , chemical energy,etc, etc,etc
How much coal is required to generate 1 ton of steam?
As a rule of thumb you would need about 138 Kg of coal (26GJ/Ton) to produce 1 ton of steam.
Does a motor have electrical energy in it?
An electric motor need to be supplied electricity to operate. It can be made to generate electricity if turned by an outside force when set up correctly.
What dose an electromagenet need to work?
As inferred from the name, an electromagnet requires electricity in order to generate a magnetic field.
Is nuclear power linked to the atomic bomb?
Only in that to make plutonium or tritium for nuclear bombs you need a reactor. While the reactors that make these materials can also be used to generate electricity, they usually don't. Also the types of reactors usually used to generate electricity are not usually designed to efficiently make these materials.
Why do you need coal to generate electricity?
because it an fossil fuel
Which fuel can be used to generate electricity?
hard wood, coal, natural gas, and petrolium[ect....] are 4 different fuels that are used differently to generate electricity to provde our homes and other organisims with power we need and also others.
How is global temperature increasing?
It's increasing because we are still burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) to generate electricity. We need to move to renewable energy.
Why do you need coal production in Indiana?
because we use coal production electricity
Why you should not use coal to generate electricity?
because it causes pollution it cant be renewable and scientist said that we have 20 yrs in using charcoal to electricity after 20 yrs you need to wait 200 million yrs to mine them again.
How many other coal plants would it take to replace nuclear plants?
Depends on the amount of electrical energy they (need to) generate. How much does the average nuclear plant generate ? How much does the average coal plant generate ?
What do you need to generate electricity?
It takes energy to generate electricity. Mechanical energy or thermal energy or nuclear energy , chemical energy,etc, etc,etc
Does PVC pipe generate static electricity?
A PVC pipe alone does not generate static electricity. Electrons need to be transfered for static electricity to be generated. Rubbing felt on the pipe or spraying it with sand are two common ways that people can use PVC pipe to generate static electricity.
What kind of reseacher helps find the solution to global warming?
Climate scientists, engineers, technologists. We need to find new ways of providing energy, so we can stop burning coal and oil to generate electricity.
What fuels do you need for cooking equipments?
Electricity, Gas, Propane or Coal
How do vegetables generate electricity?
an acid in the vegetable or fruit causes the electricity to form but you need a strip of copper and zinc to do it.
Why you need coal to generate electricity?
You don't. But coal is an economical fuel. One method of producing electricity on a commercial scale is with steam. Coal provides an inexpensive source of heat to heat water to steam, which is directed through turbines which in turn drive generators. You can do the same thing with falling water (without the steam) if you have a large enough waterfall, or you can use a different heat source like natural gas or atomic energy. Coal is sometimes more economical.
