List of power stations

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This is a list of power stations around the world by countries or regions. A power station (also referred to as a generating station, power plant, powerhouse or generating plant) is an industrial place for the generation of electric power. [1] [2] [3]

Power station facility generating electric power

A power station, also referred to as a power plant or powerhouse and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Most power stations contain one or more generators, a rotating machine that converts mechanical power into electrical power. The relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor creates an electrical current. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. Most power stations in the world burn fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity. Others use nuclear power, but there is an increasing use of cleaner renewable sources such as solar, wind, wave and hydroelectric.

Electricity generation process of generating electrical power

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For electric utilities in the electric power industry, it is the first stage in the delivery of electricity to end users, the other stages being transmission, distribution, energy storage and recovery, using the pumped-storage method.

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Africa

Asia

Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power producing body ever built, at 22,500 MW ThreeGorgesDam-China2009.jpg
Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power producing body ever built, at 22,500 MW

Europe

The following pages list the power stations in the United Kingdom, by region:

North America

Oceania

South America

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Murray Hydroelectric Power Station

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References

  1. British Electricity International (1991). Modern Power Station Practice: incorporating modern power system practice (3rd Edition (12 volume set) ed.). Pergamon. ISBN   0-08-040510-X.
  2. Babcock & Wilcox Co. (2005). Steam: Its Generation and Use (41st ed.). ISBN   0-9634570-0-4.
  3. Thomas C. Elliott, Kao Chen, Robert Swanekamp (coauthors) (1997). Standard Handbook of Powerplant Engineering (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN   0-07-019435-1.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)