In a power station fuel such a coal is burned and this produces heat. The heat
then boils water and in turn this produces steam. The steam is used then
to drive a steam turbine and this causes the coil in the electrical
generator to rotate and an alternating current is
produced. The alternating current is then transported to our houses by
large power cables. As you can see in the production of electricity
we change the chemical energy in the coal into electrical energy that we
use in our house hold appliances.
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Coal, Oil, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Wind, Wave Power
The three last types of energy are different from the others as they
are classed as "renewable sources" (i.e. there is nearly an endless
supply of energy from them).
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