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Electricity generation is the process of creating electricity from other forms of energy. The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday. His basic method is still used today: electricity is generated by the movement of a loop of wire, or disc of copper between the poles of a magnet. For electric utilities, it is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. The other processes, electric power transmission, electricity distribution, and electrical power storage and recovery using pumped storage methods are normally carried out by the electrical power industry. Electricity is most often generated at a power station by electromechanical generators, primarily driven by heat engines fueled by chemical combustion or nuclear fission but also by other means such as the kinetic energy of flowing water and wind. There are many other technologies that can be and are used to generate electricity such as solar photovoltaics and geothermal power. Sources of electricity in the U.S. in 2008 fossil fuel generation (mainly coal) was the largest source.From Wikipedia under the
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Q. The process does not make carbon dioxide -- a gas tied to global warming. The waste process is not secret -- the US has the know-how to process the waste properly. We will cut back on buying oil from nations unfriendly with the US. Asked by will - Wed Sep 20 01:20:29 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hey, it's been working problem-free for France for quite some time. I wouldn't mind going nuclear. Answered by hamburgerdungeon - Wed Sep 20 01:23:24 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Electricity generation" |
