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Do power plants burn fossil fuels?
Some power plants do. Any plant that burns oil, coal, or gas from underground resources could be considered a "fossil fuel" plant. There are however nuclear, solar, hydro-electric and wind powered power plants.
Does fossil fuel kill trees?
If fossil fuels are used to power plants, this can kill trees. The pollution that comes from the plants can cause plants to die.
Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuels with a nuclear power plant?
Both power plants generate electricity, but a fossil fuel power plant burns coal, oil, or gas to produce heat that boils water into steam to drive a turbine, while a nuclear power plant uses nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. Nuclear plants produce no greenhouse gas emissions, while fossil fuel plants do. However, nuclear plants produce radioactive waste that needs to be safely managed for a long time.
What is the worst problem with fossil fuel power plants?
Fossil Fuel Plants produce massive amounts of carcinogenics into the atmosphere, not only increasing the rate of global warming but also increasing the cancer rates among humans. In fact, more radiation is released by Fossil Fuel power plants than by nuclear power plants. This is due to radioactive carbon as well as other radioactive elements actively released in coal plants.
Do nuclear power plants use less money to produce power?
The cost of power per Kwh from nuclear plants is now reckoned to be similar to fossil fuelled plants. The makeup of the costs is different however. Fossil fuelled plants are cheaper to build, but the fuel costs are higher, so it is always a difficult one for a power company to decide. See the link below.
What uses coal as fossil fuel?
Power plants, steam locomotives, and some homes.
Is nuclear power a fossil fuel?
Nuclear power is NOT a fossil fuel.
Carbon in fossil fuel is obtained from plants by the process of?
Fossil fuel is obtained from plants by the process of photosynthesis.
Is hydroelectricity more or less expensive than fossil fuels?
In general, hydroelectric power generation is much cheaper than plants using fossil fuels. In the second attached link, it is stated that the average operating cost for a hydroelectric plant is around six cents per kilowatt while an fossil fuel power plants operating cost average is above 2 cents per kilowatt.
When did fossil fuel plants and animals live?
Fossil Fuel Power Plants were created when.....
What does the fossil fuel coal power?
Coal powers some electricity plants in China.Some of China's coal comes to us in the u.s. However when we use coal it powers fossil fuel plants and nuclear plants around the u.s. and even the world.
Are there any pictures of fossil fuel power plants?
yes yes yes, on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel_power_plant
