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Energy, Energy sources, Non-conventional electric power plants,…
Energy
Energy sources
Industrial uses
Household uses
The energy we consume has many different uses
We can classify energy sources in several ways
By origin
By use in each country
By environmental impact
By availability in nature and capacity for regeneration
Non-conventional electric power plants
The environmental problems caused by conventional power plants have
led to the creation and development of non-conventional or alternative
energy power plants.
Wind power plants and wind farms
These power plants use the kinetic energy uf the wind to move
the blades of a rotor at the top of a tower
Solar power plants
These plants use the energy from the sun
Photo-thermal power plant
Photovoltaic power plant
Geothermal power plants
These plants use the heat found at deep levels in the earth
Biomass thermal power plants
Biomass consists of all organic compounds that are produced through
natural processes
Ocean power plants
These power plants use the energy from the seas and the oceans.
Conventional electric power plant
This type of power plant produces most ot the electricity that we use.
Nuclear power plants
This type of plant includes a nuclear fission reactor that produces the
pressured steam needed to move the turbine rotor
Fossil fuel thermal power plants
At this type of power plant, water is heated in a boiler
Hydroelectric power plants
This type of power plant uses the potential energy provided by the height of the stored water in a dam
Electricity
Electric power plants
How an electric power plant works
It works with a turbine-alternator system
Transport and distribution of electrical energy
Electric power plants are usually located far away from the points where
the energy is used
Electricity is the most widely used form of energy