They use steam condensed in a pressurized environment
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ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoWhat? 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.
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
TheOctonaut@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
He means water vapour, ie the rain cycle.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s not steam, though.
TheOctonaut@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
I didn’t say it was a good quip
anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
It probably was at some point.
guy@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Would not like to be the technician working on the hydrostation where part of the rain cycle is steam
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Another couple decades of oil wars and we’ll get there.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ooooooooh.