Which Power Plant Does My Electricity Come From?
(practical.engineering)
In June of 2000, the power shut off across much of the San Francisco Bay area.
In June of 2000, the power shut off across much of the San Francisco Bay area.
Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That?
(practical.engineering)
This is not smoke. And this isn’t a smoke stack (at least not the kind we normally think of). It serves a totally different purpose at a power plant than smoke stacks whose job is moving combustion products high into the air, allowing them to disperse away from populated spaces.
This is not smoke. And this isn’t a smoke stack (at least not the kind we normally think of). It serves a totally different purpose at a power plant than smoke stacks whose job is moving combustion products high into the air, allowing them to disperse away from populated spaces.
Britain's last coal-fired power plant shuts down
(theguardian.com)
Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years.
Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years.