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  2. Power station - Wikipedia

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    The Athlone Power Station in Cape Town, South Africa Hydroelectric power station at Gabčíkovo Dam, Slovakia Hydroelectric power station at Glen Canyon Dam, Page, Arizona. A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.

  3. Electricity generation - Wikipedia

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    Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery ( transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its storage, using for example, the pumped-storage method.

  4. Power plant engineering - Wikipedia

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    Power plant engineering. Power plant engineering, abbreviated as TPTL, is a branch of the field of energy engineering, and is defined as the engineering and technology required for the production of an electric power station. [1] Technique is focused on power generation for industry and community, not just for household electricity production ...

  5. Nuclear power plant - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear power plant ( NPP) [1] is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity. As of September 2023, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported there were 410 ...

  6. Combined cycle power plant - Wikipedia

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    A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turbine ( CCGT) plant, which is a kind of gas-fired power plant.

  7. Thermal power station - Wikipedia

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    Thermal power station. A thermal power station is a type of power station in which heat energy is converted to electrical energy. In a steam-generating cycle heat is used to boil water in a large pressure vessel to produce high-pressure steam, which drives a steam turbine connected to an electrical generator.

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