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Green technology - am I bonkers ?
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostFixed it for ya!Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Worked on power stations. Tycemerc is right.
If there was a major collapse of the grid it would be a real problem getting it all back up as power stations need lots of power to start up before they can generate anything, principally to run the umpteen megawatt pumps that feed the boiler. Some have gas turbines to provide the start up power but others need power from the grid, ie other stations. Many hours to start a station before you can start the next and so on. Tens of megawatts worth of steam just go to waste during the start up process.bloggoth
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Originally posted by Diver View Post
Offshore wind, wave and tidal power rules
Er! I design the installation systems and methodology for the offshore renewable energy developments.
You know it makes sense+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostWorked on power stations. Tycemerc is right.
If there was a major collapse of the grid it would be a real problem getting it all back up as power stations need lots of power to start up before they can generate anything, principally to run the umpteen megawatt pumps that feed the boiler. Some have gas turbines to provide the start up power but others need power from the grid, ie other stations. Many hours to start a station before you can start the next and so on. Tens of megawatts worth of steam just go to waste during the start up process.
At Drax they had (may have updated them since) a couple of the engines that were used to power the English Electric Lightning interceptors for emergency use to run the station. It was a very interesting place to work and more impressive than the other power stations I used to visit.Comment
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