Solar, wind, tidal, RTG, DEC fusion are all options without steam
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blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Do solar panels operate in this way?
oxideseven@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Does hydropower count as cold steam?
Well I guess all wind power is also steam at a very low concentration heated by a fusion reaction.
fullsquare@awful.systems 3 weeks ago
the steam part is in the rest of hydrological cycle
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Hydropower gets its energy from evaporated water rising to the big steam in the sky.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Wind and tidal is still just turbines.
DahGangalang@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Yeah. One uses the passage of a gas over rotating blades. The other uses water as it flows.
Neither use the passage of gaseous water, so theyre totally different!
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jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
We never moved away from windmills basically. Only solar is completely different, besides niche impractical things like piezo crystals
fullsquare@awful.systems 3 weeks ago
technically pv panels are also heat engines. this is why they need cooling
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Depends on the type of solar panel. PV, no. Otherwise, yes.