Fossil-fuel power station
A fossil-fuel power station is a power station that makes electricity by burning certain fuels. Its machines change the heat energy that comes from burning the fuels into mechanical energy. The mechanical energy is then used to work an electrical generator. The generator makes the electricity. The fuels used in these kind of power stations are fossil fuels, such as coal and natural gas, which when burnt give off carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. Fossil-fuel power stations are the biggest cause of global warming.
Types
- Coal-fired power station
- Gas-fired power station
Fossil-fuel Power Station Media
The 5,400 MW Bełchatów Power Station in Poland – one of the world's largest coal-fired power stations.
Share of electricity production from fossil fuels
480 megawatt GE H series power generation gas turbine
Currant Creek Power Plant near Mona, Utah is a natural gas fired electrical plant.
Diagram of a typical steam-cycle coal power plant (proceeding from left to right)
The Mohave Power Station, a 1,580 MW coal power station near Laughlin, Nevada, out of service since 2005 due to environmental*restrictions
Wastestreams at a coal-fired power plant
