Types of Power Plants (PP)

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hydro PP uses the flow of water from a reservoir to generate electricity 

solar PP generates electricity utilizing energy from the sun 

nuclear PP uses uranium as its primary fuel 

hydrogen PP uses H2 as its primary fuel 

wind PP uses the natural flow of air to generate electricity 

geothermal PP uses undeground volcanic hot water  

tidal PP action of tides is converted to electric power 

wave PP floating turbine platforms rise and fall on waves to produce energy 

gas-fired PP burns gas as its primary fuel 

run-of-river PP utilizes the natural flow of water in a river for generating power 

coal-fired PP burns a solid, black fossil fuel 

lignite-fired PP burns a lignite coal 

pump-storage PP pumps water back uphill into a reservoir during periods of low demand 

 

tide = a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea 

uphill = sloping upwards 

low demand = not so needed 

fossil = dead animals/plants that have become rock 

lignite = a soft brown type of coal 

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