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	Fossil fuel power plant - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		A fossil fuel power plant, known as thermal power station in Asia, or power station in the United Kingdom, is an energy conversion center that combusts fossil fuels to produce electricity, designed on a large scale for continuous operation.
		This principle is then used by fossil fuel power plant converts the energy stored in fossil fuels such as coal, fuel oil, or natural gas successively into thermal energy, mechanical energy, and finally electrical energy for continuous use and distribution across a wide geographic area.
		Almost all large fossil fuel power plants are steam-electric power plants, except for gas turbines and utility-sized reciprocating engines, which may run on natural gas or diesel.
	coalfiredpowerplant.quickseek.com (2395 words)

	Fossil fuel power plant - Encyclopedia of Earth
		A fossil fuel power plant is a system of devices for the conversion of fossil fuel energy to mechanical work or electric energy.
		The gas turbine cycle relies on the Brayton cycle in which air compressed to high pressure, and heated to high temperature by the combustion of natural gas or light fuel oil, is the working fluid that expands in the turbine to provide the torque for driving both a compressor and the electric generator.
		Coal gasification produces a fuel gas that is capable of being used in the gas turbine.
	www.eoearth.org /article/Fossil_fuel_power_plant (536 words)

	Power station Summary
		Between 1975 and 1990, the fraction of power plants powered by oil and natural gas dropped from 12% to 4% for the former and from 24% to less than 10% for the latter.
		Power plants using fossil fuels, of whatever kind, are not the world's final solution to the generation of electricity.
		In a hydroelectric power plant, the movement of water (as from a river) is directed again turbine blades, causing them to rotate.
	www.bookrags.com /Power_station (3112 words)

	Serious Megawatts - Solar Thermal Power in India
		India's power sector has a total installed capacity of approximately 102,000 MW of which 60% is coal-based, 25% hydro, and the balance gas and nuclear-based.
		Power shortages are estimated at about 11% of total energy and 15% of peak capacity requirements and are likely to increase in the coming years.
		Demonstrating the solar plant's operational viability under Indian conditions is expected to result in follow-up investments by the private sector both in the manufacture of the solar field components and in larger solar stations within India.
	www.ecoworld.com /Home/articles2.cfm?TID=325 (1757 words)

	Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Power Plants
		Fossil fuel-fired electric power plants constitute the largest source of air pollution in the U.S. Based on real data from DOE sources, here are some striking facts about power plant pollution.
		In 1999, electric power plants produced approximately 2.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide, 12 million tons of sulfur dioxide, and 7 million tons of nitrogen oxides.
		The average coal-fired power plant is only 1/3 efficient, meaning 2/3 of the energy in the fuel is wasted.
	leahy.senate.gov /issues/environment/ca_stats.html (364 words)

	The Nuclear Fission Power Plant
		A nuclear power plant harnesses the energy inside atoms themselves and converts this to electricity.
		In this section, we will explore how a nuclear power plant operates and the manner in which nuclear reactions are controlled.
		A nuclear power plant works the same way, except that the heat used to boil the water is produced by a nuclear fission reaction using
	library.thinkquest.org /17940/texts/fission_power/fission_power.html (1509 words)

	Welcome to West Virginia Coal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Although current plans call for the plant to be designed and built over the next five years, then operated for at least five years beyond that, the department envisions the project serving as a test bed for new technologies for well into the coming decade and perhaps beyond.
		The plant would be sized to generate approximately 275 megawatts of electricity, roughly equivalent to an average mid-size coal-fired power plant.
		Finally, the department said, the prototype plant would be a stepping stone toward a future coal-fired power plant that not only would be emission-free but would operate at unprecedented fuel efficiencies.
	www.wvcoal.com /current_issues/techonlgy/february272003.asp (661 words)

	Fossil fuel power plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plants may get as many as three to five trains a day, especially in "peak season", during the summer months when power consumption is high.
		Critics of fossil fuel power claim that the plants contribute to acid rain, global warming, and air pollution.
		Operation of coal-fired plants has also been said to release small amounts of radioactive materials, mainly uranium and thorium, into the atmosphere.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fossil_fuel_power_plant (2983 words)

	TVA Kids: Fossil Power
		They are also called "fossil" plants because the coal they burn was formed from the remains of prehistoric plants.
		TVA built the first of its 11 large fossil plants in the 1940s, and today these plants produce 100.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity—64 percent of the electricity TVA makes.
		Electricity is made at a fossil plant by burning coal, which heats water in a boiler to produce steam.
	www.tvakids.com /electricity/fossil.htm (386 words)

	Ford Foundation: Nuclear Power Issues and Choices - 391
		Fuel is removed from a reactor every year or so to prevent these products from building up in it.
		The fuel may consist of natural uranium containing 0.7 percent fissile uranium-235 and 99.3 percent nonfissile uranium-238, or "enriched" uranium (which has been enhanced in its concentration of uranium-235), or uranium-233 (produced earlier by conversion of thorium-232), or plutonium-239 (produced earlier by conversion of uranium-238), or some combination of these.
		To take advantage of this, all commercial power reactors now operating contain a moderating material which slows the speed of neutrons released in fission, by a factor of about 10,000, to the energy at which they approach thermal equilibrium with their surroundings.
	www.fordfound.org /elibrary/documents/0335/395.cfm (840 words)

	Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Production (EWGPP) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The existing fossil fuel plant at Seversk is being refurbished in order to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the existing fossil fuel facility.
		The fossil fuel plant at Seversk is being constructed to run on coal, but may be modified to use natural gas in the future.
		In both coal- and gas-fired plants, the fuel source is burned to produce heat, which boils water and creates steam, which passes through a turbine to generate electricity.
	www.nnsa.doe.gov /na-20/ewgpp.shtml (1462 words)

	Emerson Process Management: News & Events: Press Releases:Emerson Wins $6.4 Million Contract to Modernize Spain's ...
		ENDESA is extending the plant’s life by modifying its boiler to burn low-sulfur imported coal, and installing a state-of-the-art control system.
		Emerson’s Power and Water Solutions team will work closely with ENDESA’s team at the site to gather existing information to generate the database, discuss and agree on control strategies, and develop the 80 graphics that will be the base for the operation of the four units.
		Throughout the plant, control and monitoring of the process is performed by intelligent field devices including Rosemount® pressure, flow, temperature and analytical instruments.
	www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com /news/pr/AsPontes.cfm (817 words)

	Talk:Fossil fuel power plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gas turbines and reciprocating engines can be fossil fueled and they are not steam-electric (reciprocating engine power plants usually aren't very big, they range from 1 kw to about 20 MW).
		For thermal power plants, a cold startup is a startup that takes place after the power plant has been shut down for at least 48 to 72 hours (the exact number of hours varies from one reference source to another).
		A hot startup is a startup that takes place after the power plant has been down less than 2 to 48 hours (again the exact number of hours varies from one source to another).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Fossil_fuel_power_plant (2647 words)

	Fuel Cell Works Supplemental News Page
		Kyotango City's DFC power plant is part of an 850-kilowatt mini-grid consisting of the fuel cell unit, a wind turbine, photovoltaics and gas engines connected in parallel to the local electrical grid.
		Since fuel is not burned, none of the pollution commonly associated with burning fossil fuels occurs.
		The sub-megawatt DFC fuel cell power plant is a collaborative effort using Direct FuelCell® technology of FuelCell Energy and the Hot Module® balance of plant design of MTU CFC Solutions, GmbH, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler.
	www.fuelcellsworks.com /Supppage2558.html (848 words)

	TVA: Fossil-Fuel Generation
		The coal-fired generating facilities of TVA’s Fossil Power Group have 15,075 megawatts of capacity.
		The eleven fossil plants generate about 60 percent of the electricity TVA produces for its customers.
		TVA’s 11 coal-fired fossil plants have a total of 59 generating units.
	www.tva.gov /power/fossil.htm (273 words)

	TVA: Paradise Fossil Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Paradise Fossil Plant is located in western Kentucky on the Green River near the village of Paradise.
		By 2010, TVA will spent about $6 billion on emissions controls at its fossil-fuel plants to ensure that this power supply is generated as cleanly as possible, consistent with efficiency.
		A coal-preparation plant, which reduces the ash and sulfur content of the coal burned at Paradise, began operation in 1981.
	www.tva.gov /sites/paradise.htm (284 words)

	Fuel Cell Works Supplemental News Page
		Among other benefits, fuel cell power is significantly cleaner than the average U.S. fossil fuel power plant.
		Fuel cells and other types of distributed generation (DG) help to relieve the daily strain on the system and to maintain the quality of power when the grid is loaded down.
		The LADWP Zoo Fuel Cell was manufactured by United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn. The initial purchase and installation cost approximately $1.4 million.
	www.fuelcellsworks.com /Supppage5653.html (489 words)

	Power Plant Would Reuse Carbon Dioxide - New York Times
		Subsidiaries of BP and Edison International said yesterday that they were planning to build a power plant that would run on oil residues, and that 90 percent of the carbon dioxide would be captured and pumped into an oil field, where it would help push more oil to the surface.
		The $1 billion plant would be adjacent to a BP refinery in Carson, Calif., about 20 miles south of Los Angeles, and would be the first such plant in the country, the companies said.
		When coal or other fuels are gasified, conventional pollutants like sulfur and carbon dioxide, which is believed to be responsible for climate change, can be removed before combustion, while the volume of gas is still relatively small.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/02/11/business/11power.html?ex=1297314000&en=5e39d5f7573e86d7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (676 words)

	Fossil Fuel Power Plant Training - Instructors
		He is responsible for carrying out performance tests and analyses of power plant equipment, providing engineering services for plant betterment projects, troubleshooting plant operational problems, developing and implementing operator training and qualification programs, and instructing plant personnel in thermal performance improvement.
		He is responsible for conducting performance tests and analyses of power plant equipment, providing root cause analysis of equipment failures and operating problems, and developing effective solutions.
		As a Plant Equipment Operator, he was directly responsible for maintaining all plant equipment in a safe and reliable condition.
	www.gpworldwide.com /fossil_fuel_courses/instructors.asp (599 words)

	Nuclear Power Generation Information Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) has been used to generate electricity since before the turn of the twentieth century.
		Hundreds of fuel rods form fuel assemblies that, along with control rods, are placed into a nuclear reactor core and then submerged in water.
		However, heat is produced differently in a nuclear reactor than in a fossil fuel power plant.
	www.eia.doe.gov /neic/infosheets/nuclear.htm (734 words)

	The Challenges Facing Hydroelectric Power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hydroelectric plants significantly alter the landscape, or riverscape, around them, changes that cause new chemical and physical processes to occur, invariably disrupting the original environment.
		It is important to note that this calculation is heavily dependent on the life span of the hydroelectric power plant since most of the gaseous emissions of a reservoir occur in its first few years of operation, and then gradually taper off as the inundated biomass decays.
		(McCully, 1996) Run of river power plants (those without a large storage reservoir) are especially hard hit by this effect because sediment has less of a chance to settle out before entering their power streams.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~gabriel/hydro.2.html (2010 words)

	DOE - Fossil Energy: DOE's FutureGen Initiative
		When operational, the prototype will be the cleanest fossil fuel fired power plant in the world.
		The prototype plant will establish the technical and economic feasibility of producing electricity and hydrogen from coal (the lowest cost and most abundant domestic energy resource), while capturing and sequestering the carbon dioxide generated in the process.
		The initiative will be a government/industry partnership to pursue an innovative 'showcase' project focused on the design, construction and operation of a technically cutting-edge power plant that is intended to eliminate environmental concerns associated with coal utilization.
	www.fossil.energy.gov /programs/powersystems/futuregen/index.html (350 words)

	Nuclear Power
		between a fossil fuel power plant and a nuclear power plant is the method used to
		Uranium is used as a fuel and releases heat by a process called fission.
		In a nuclear power plant a neutron from one atom strikes another atom of uranium and splits the uranium
	members.tripod.com /6702_project/id2.html (671 words)

	DOE - Fossil Energy: Clean Coal & Natural Gas Power Systems
		DOE is implementing President Bush's initiative to demonstrate an improved generation of coal-based electric power and pollution control technologies that will be environmentally superior to the technologies used in today's power plants.
		Fuel cells are expected to play a major role in the Nation's energy future.
		After helping develop and introduce the first fuel cells into the market, DOE is now working on ways to dramatically lower their costs and expand their use in power generation, military applications, and transportation.
	www.fe.doe.gov /programs/powersystems (366 words)

	EIA - Energy Information Sheets Index: Nuclear Power Generation
		Since before the turn of the twentieth century, the process of generating electricity has involved the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas).
		The U.S. nuclear power industry achieved a new U.S. and international record for power generation levels during 2004.
		Therefore, some sources cite only 103 units.) Although no new U.S. nuclear power plants have come on line since 1996, this is the industry’s fifth annual record since 1998.
	www.eia.doe.gov /neic/infosheets/nuclear.html (782 words)

	Preliminary Background Information on the Proposed Gas-Fired Power Plant
		WHAT ARE THE ENERGY NEEDS OF The power plant proposed by Gary Marcus and financed by the Black Hills Corporation will have the capacity to produce 900 megawatts of power: That is nearly as large as the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant at 1100 megawatts.
		The Northwest Power Planning Council (a non-partisan advisory council created by the Pacific NW Electric Power and Conservation Act of 1980) has reported that the Northwest will not experience a need for additional energy generation until the year 2024.
		A significant concern is the plant’s emission of air particulate pollution, a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets.
	www.oregontoxics.org /SOV_Facts_Plant.html (1416 words)

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