4 Types of Power Plants Used to Produce Energy
Energy CIO Insights | Tuesday, January 12, 2021
As the world moves away from high-polluting fossil fuels towards low-carbon options, how and where energy plants operate is continually changing.
FREMONT, CA: There are many means to produce electricity. Electrons can flow between different materials offering a current, as in a common battery. While reliable and portable, chemical batteries run down rapidly. To offer large amounts of steady power demanded by today’s societies, large power plants have been developed. Most power plants make power with a generator. But as countries continue to move away from high-polluting fossil fuels towards low-carbon options, the dynamic of how and where power plants function is constantly changing. Here is a compilation of the different types of power plants each power source requires to generate energy.