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91Environmental effects of wind power — Compared to the environmental effects of traditional energy sources, the environmental effects of wind power are relatively minor. Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to… …
92Concentrated solar power — The PS10 Solar Power Plant concentrates sunlight from a field of heliostats onto a central solar power tower. Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems use mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight, or solar thermal energy, onto a… …
93Manapouri Hydroelectric Power Station — Manapouri Power Station The Manapouri Power Station machine hall …
94Moura Photovoltaic Power Station — Moura Photovoltaic Power Station …
95Nuclear power accidents by country — The abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the distance. 57 accidents have occurred since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Two thirds of these mishaps occurred in the US.[1] The French Atomic Energy Agency… …
96Wave power — refers to the energy of ocean surface waves and the capture of that energy to do useful work including electricity generation, desalination, and the pumping of water (into reservoirs). Wave power is a form of renewable energy. Though often co… …
97Base load power plant — Baseload (also base load, or baseload demand) is the minimum amount of power that a utility or distribution company must make available to its customers, or the amount of power required to meet minimum demands based on reasonable expectations of… …
982-stroke power valve system — The 2 stroke power valve system is an improvement to a conventional two stroke engine that gives a high power output over a wider RPM range. Operation of a two stroke engine A stroke is the action of a piston travelling the full length of its… …
99Dynamic demand (electric power) — Dynamic Demand is the name of a semi passive technology for adjusting load demands on an electrical power grid. (It is also the name of an independent not for profit organization in the UK supported by a charitable grant from the Esmée Fairbairn… …
100Wind power in the European Union — The market for European wind power capacity grew in 2006, according to statistics from the European Wind Energy Association. 7,588 MW of wind power capacity, worth some €9 billion, was installed in the European Union (EU) in 2006, an increase of… …
