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METHODS OF PRODUCING ELECTRICITY
electricity can be generated using
photovoltaic cells
grouped together
in a solar panel.
the alternative is to create an electric current through
electromagnetism
inside a generator.
the power can from:
wind power has been used in the form of mills.
water power consists in building dams to increase
the power of rivers to turn the turbines
in hydro-electric stations.
steam power produced by boiling water.
instead to produce heat and steam we can observe the following ways
fossil fuels can be burned to heat water in a boiler.
(coal, oil and natural gas)
nuclear fission is the process of splitting the atoms of uranium.
solar fournaces create steam by using a system of mirrors to focus the rays of the sun onto water tank thus heating it.
biomass is fuel in the form of wood or other plants that can be burned to heat water and create steam.
geothermal energy is present under the surface of the earth and it is practical to drill deep holes and then pipe water down to be heated by the hot rocks.
