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Types of Power Plant

Chemical Energy From: Fuel Cells Batteries
Chemical Energy From: Fuel Cells Batteries

Chemical energy is converted ... b. electrical power plants, solar cells, batteries ... as the fuel in a fuel cell? a. H2 used as a fuel in a power plant must be more ...

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Heat (Thermal) Energy Generated From
Heat (Thermal) Energy Generated From

A thermal power station is a power station in which heat energy is converted to electric power. In most of the places in the world the turbine is steam-driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator.

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Solar Electric From Solar (Photovoltaic) Cells
Solar Electric From Solar (Photovoltaic) Cells

Generating electricity through photovoltaic panels. The set of photovoltaic cells, grouped in photovoltaic panels, is the basic element of a photovoltaic power plant. The solar cells are responsible for capturing the sun's radiation and transforming it into electrical energy.

Wind Energy
Wind Energy

Wind power is the use of air flow through wind turbines to mechanically power generators for electricity. Wind power, as an alternative to burning fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean, produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation, consumes no water, and uses little land.