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• lauha@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  And wind turbines, and hydroelectric plants.

  But all but solar cells are pretty much turbines all the way down

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  • ViatorOmnium@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hydroelectric power stations still rely on steam, it’s just in another part of the cycle.

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    • ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What? Hydroelectric power stations use gravity and the falling or flowing water makes the turbines turn.

      Thermal plants (nuclear, coal, gas), including solar thermal plants, use steam.

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      • TheOctonaut@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        He means water vapour, ie the rain cycle.

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      • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        They use steam condensed in a pressurized environment

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    • lauha@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And to be fair, those none steam sources, i.e. hydro, wind and solar are all just solar basically.

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• MoffKalast@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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