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[–] 9 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Hydro isn't. Nor is solar photo voltaic, wind, or tidal, but yeah, nearly everything else is. In a combined-cycle natural gas or diesel plant half of the power generated isn't steam power, but the other half is.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Hydro is liquid steam

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    aah, but it didn't say steam, it said boiling water.

    smaller gas generators based on internal combustion engines don't boil water though, right?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago*

    Electromagnetic induction.

    Basically electric motor in reverse...instead of electricity powering the motor, the motor powers electricity.

    But the trick is in "what spins the motor". In the case if ICE generators, it's usually a pulley off the crankshaft.

    Or it could be moving water.

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