power station
Grid supply facility
A power station is a facility that generates electricity, typically by converting energy from fuel sources like coal, natural gas, nuclear reactions, or renewable sources like wind and water.
Also called a power plant.
The old coal-fired power station was decommissioned last year.
Electricity-producing machine
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- megawattMillion-watt unit
kilowatt · transmission · current · circuit · conductor · switchyard · high-voltage · overhead lines
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
- wind farmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
tidal · photovoltaic · dam · turbine · nacelle · penstock · spillway · solar array
Water-heating vessel
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
condenser · cooling tower · output · capacity · efficiency · baseload · peaking · heat exchanger
Industrial exhaust column
- cooling towerStructure for shedding process heat
- control roomFacility housing operational oversight
- switchyardRail sorting facility
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
intake · outfall · coal yard · conveyor · pipeline · reservoir · penstock · stack
Controlled fission apparatus
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
containment · control rods · coolant · fuel rods · spent fuel · meltdown · Chernobyl · Fukushima
One who works machinery
- shiftMovement or work period
- control roomFacility housing operational oversight
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- outageLoss of electrical service
shutdown · startup · dispatch · load balancing · blackout · brownout · load shedding · reliability
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- gas-firedBurning gaseous fuel
- oil-firedCombusting liquid hydrocarbons
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
petroleum · emissions · scrubber · precipitator · carbon capture · sulfur dioxide · nitrogen oxides · particulates
generator
Electricity-producing machine
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- voltageElectrical potential difference
megawatt · kilowatt · transmission · current · circuit · conductor · switchyard · high-voltage · overhead lines · capacitor
solar farm
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
- wind farmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
biomass · tidal · photovoltaic · dam · turbine · nacelle · penstock · spillway · solar array · inverter
boiler
Water-heating vessel
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- thermalPertaining to warmth
turbine · condenser · cooling tower · output · capacity · efficiency · baseload · peaking · heat exchanger · feedwater
smokestack
Industrial exhaust column
- cooling towerStructure for shedding process heat
- control roomFacility housing operational oversight
- switchyardRail sorting facility
chimney · intake · outfall · coal yard · conveyor · pipeline · reservoir · penstock · stack · gatehouse
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
radiation · containment · control rods · coolant · fuel rods · spent fuel · meltdown · Chernobyl · Fukushima · Three Mile Island
operator
One who works machinery
- shiftMovement or work period
- control roomFacility housing operational oversight
- maintenancePreserving working condition
outage · shutdown · startup · dispatch · load balancing · blackout · brownout · load shedding · reliability · uptime
coal-fired
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- gas-firedBurning gaseous fuel
- oil-firedCombusting liquid hydrocarbons
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
coal · petroleum · emissions · scrubber · precipitator · carbon capture · sulfur dioxide · nitrogen oxides · particulates · ash
- Energy Industryelectric company, gas company, oil company, utility company, wind farm
- stationsworkstation, waystation, firehouse, depot, bus depot
- power gridtransformers, transmission lines, substations, generators, transformer
- polar facilitiesbase camp, field camp, outpost, observatory, laboratory
- green energyrenewables, solar farm, solar panel, wind turbine, hydropower
- power sourceselectricity, steam, geothermal energy, solar, wind
power stationelectrical load
Current-drawing device or demand
end user · demand side · household · substation · factory
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