coal-fired plants
Fossil fuel stations
Coal-fired plants are power stations that burn coal to generate electricity.
The combustion heats water to produce steam, which drives turbines.
Once the backbone of electrical grids worldwide, they face increasing scrutiny and closure due to carbon emissions and air pollution: The region is phasing out its coal-fired plants by 2030.
- boilersWater-heating pressure vessels
- air pollutionToxic atmospheric contamination
- anthraciteHighest-grade coal variety
- smokestacksTall industrial exhaust pipes
- cooling towersIndustrial heat-removal structures
dirty energy · smoke stacks · pulverizers · scrubbers · steam turbines · emission standards · baseload power · lignite · black lung · acid rain · nitrogen oxides · conveyor belts · carbon dioxide emissions · fly ash · sulfur dioxide · generators · megawatts · particulate matter
coal-fired plantssolar power plants
Facilities generating electricity from sunlight
wind farms · solar farms · hydroelectric plants · offshore wind farms · nuclear power plants
coal-fired plantssolar panels
Light-converting power generators
wind turbines · hydroelectric dams · nuclear reactors · natural gas plants