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31Compressed air energy storage — Conceptual representation of the compressed air energy storage concept. Off peak (low cost) electrical power compresses air into an underground air storage “vessel” (the Norton mine), and later the air feeds a gas fired turbine generator complex… …
32Peaking power plant — Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity. In the United States, this often occurs in the afternoon, especially during the summer …
33Tarniţa - Lăpuşteşti Hydropower Plant — Infobox Dam dam name=Tarniţa Lăpuşteşti caption= official name=Tarniţa Lăpuşteşti Hydropower Plant crosses=Someşul Cald River reservoir= locale=Lăpuşteşti, Râşca, Cluj County, Romania maint= length= height= width= began=2008 06 15 [… …
34Peak load plant — A plant usually housing old, low efficiency steam units, gas turbines, diesels, or pumped storage hydroelectric equipment normally used during the peak load periods. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
35Nuclear power plant — This article is about electricity generation from nuclear power. For the general topic of nuclear power, see Nuclear power. A nuclear power station. The nuclear reactor is contained inside the cylindrical containment buildings to the right left… …
36Chemical plant — BASF Chemical Plant Portsmouth Site in the West Norfolk area of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The plant is served by the Commonwealth Railway …
37Thermal energy storage — District heating accumulation tower from Theiss near Krems an der Donau in Lower Austria with a thermal capacity of 2 GWh Thermal energy storage comprises a number of technologies that store thermal energy in energy storage reservoirs for later… …
38Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant — Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant …
39Virtual power plant — A virtual power plant is a cluster of distributed generation installations (such as microCHP, wind turbines, small hydro, back up gensets etc.) which are collectively run by a central control entity. The energy crisis in America has opened up the …
40Fossil fuel power plant — A fossil fuel power plant burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum (oil) to produce electricity.Fossil fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation. In many countries, such plants provide most of the… …
