thermal power plants
Combustion electricity facilities
Thermal power plants are facilities that generate electricity by converting heat energy into electrical power.
The heat typically comes from burning fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, or oil—though nuclear reactors and geothermal sources also qualify.
The process usually involves heating water to produce steam, which drives turbines connected to generators: The region's thermal power plants still rely heavily on coal.
- steam turbineVapor-driven rotary motor
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- fossil fuelsCombustible prehistoric organic deposits
- carbon emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- air pollutionToxic atmospheric contamination
natural gas · scrubbers · biomass · smoke stack · waste incineration · boiler · boiler room · pulverizer · steam engine · peat · superheater · condenser · water usage · oil · cooling tower · nuclear fuel · heat exchanger · generator
thermal power plantssolar farms
Large-scale photovoltaic installations
wind farms · solar power plants · hydroelectric plants · wind turbines · solar panels
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