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The disadvantages of coal power are;
1. It is non-renewable and it is causing global warming.
2. Although it is now cheap, if the coal continues to be used in such a way, it will soon be very expensive.
3. Burning a fossil fuel produces carbon dioxide, which contributes to the greenhouse effect, warming the Earth.
4. Burning coal produces more carbon dioxide than burning oil or gas.
5. Mining coal can be difficult and dangerous. Strip mining destroys large areas of the landscape.
6. Coal-fired power stations need huge amounts of fuel, which means train-loads of coal almost constantly. In order to cope with changing demands for power, the station needs reserves. This means covering a large area of countryside next to the power station with piles of coal, which destroys plants and ruins landscapes.
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A coal-fired power station works by burning coal to give off heat, which heats water and produces steam. The steam is then used to push generator turbines; which generate energy.
The difference is in the name; nuclear power plants produce electricity via a nuclear reaction producing head to turn a turbine, whereas coal fired power plants burn coal to produce the same efffect.
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Most countries have coal fired power generation plants. some very big ones are in Poland, Germany, the USA, China.
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An electricity generation station that is powered by burning the fossil fuel called "coal".
Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is currently the largest coal-fired power station in the world as well as in s.africa
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The coal heats water into steam the steam runs turbines connected to generators.
Harms the ozone layer And coal may soon run out
Coal is burned to produce heat, which then is transferred to water/steam, which produces mechanical power in the steam turbine, which produces electrical power from the generator
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He was building a large coal-fired power station, and he wanted to find a better way to dig coal.
In places where there's a realiable supply of coal, or where there few other options, such as hydro- and thermal electricity.
A coal fired station burns coal to produce heat. The heat boils water to produce high pressure and temperature steam. The steam expands in a turbine to rotate the shaft. The turbines rotation drives a generator. The generator produces electricity which is sent out to the consumers.
Darlington power station refers to a series of two coal-fired power stations situated in Darlingtonin County Durham, North East England.
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The most significant resource that a coal fired power station uses is of course coal. Coal is a non renewable natural resource and mining of coal has significant negative effects. In many cases coal is mined in sensitive grassland and wetland habitats - causing significant water pollution. Power stations also rely on large amounts of freshwater in the cooling towers as part of the power production process.
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Kendal power station in Mpumalanga is not only the largest coal fired power generator in South Africa, it is also the largest in the world. It runs 6 x 686MW units, and has a dry cooling system. It came into operation in 1993.
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