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no 1. Fossil Fuel Power Plants (Coal, Oil, Natural Gas)
Process:
no 2. Hydroelectric Power (Dams & Water Turbines)
Process:
no 3. Nuclear Power
Nuclear Fission: Uranium atoms split inside a reactor, releasing heat.
no 4. Wind Power Process:
no 5. Solar Power Process:
no 6. Geothermal Power Process:
no 7. Biomass Energy Process:

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00:00Hello, viewers, I'm your host today. Our topic is how to generate electricity, full process and distribution.
00:10Generating electricity involves converting energy from various sources into electrical energy.
00:16Here's a breakdown of the full process for different methods. No one.
00:21Fossil fuel. Power plants, coal, oil, natural gas.
00:25Process. Fuel combustion. Fossil fuels, coal, oil or gas are burned in a boiler to produce heat.
00:34Water heating. The heat turns water into high-pressure steam.
00:38Turbine rotation. Steam drives a turbine connected to a generator.
00:43Electricity. Generation. The spinning turbine powers a generator, which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
00:52Cooling and condensation. Steam is cooled back into water and recycled.
00:59Efficiency and issues. Produces greenhouse gases and contributes to pollution.
01:05No two. Hydroelectric power. Dams and water turbines.
01:10Process. Water storage. A dam stores water at a high elevation.
01:14Controlled release. Water flow through tunnels.
01:18Turbine rotation. Flowing water turns turbines.
01:22Electricity. Generation. Turbines drive a generator to produce electricity.
01:29Water return. Water is released back into the river.
01:33Efficiency and issues.
01:35Renewable. But dams can disrupt ecosystems.
01:38No three.
01:39Nuclear power process. Nuclear fission. Uranium atoms split inside a reactor, releasing heat.
01:47Steam production. Heat converts water into steam.
01:51Turbine rotation. Steam turns turbines.
01:54Electricity. Generation.
01:56Turbines power a generator.
01:58Cooling and recycling. Steam condenses back into water.
02:01Efficiency and issues.
02:03No carbon emissions, but produces radioactive waste.
02:08No four.
02:09Wind power.
02:10Process.
02:11Wind movement.
02:12Wind turns large turbine blades.
02:15Mechanical to electrical conversion.
02:17The blades drive a generator.
02:19Electricity transmission.
02:21Generated power is sent to the grid.
02:24Efficiency and issues.
02:25Renewable, but depends on wind speed.
02:28No five.
02:29Solar power.
02:31Process.
02:32Sunlight.
02:32Absorption.
02:33Solar panels absorb sunlight.
02:36Photon to electron.
02:37Conversion.
02:38Solar cells convert sunlight into direct current DC.
02:42Inverter.
02:43Conversion.
02:44DC is converted into alternating current AC.
02:47Electricity transmission.
02:49Power is supplied to homes or stored in batteries.
02:53Efficiency and issues.
02:54Works only during daylight.
02:56Storage solutions are needed.
02:59No six.
02:59Geothermal power.
03:01Process.
03:02Heat extraction.
03:04Heat from Earth's core is accessed via deep wells.
03:08Steam.
03:09Generation.
03:10Hot water or steam is used to turn turbines.
03:14Electricity.
03:15Generation.
03:16Turbines drive a generator.
03:17Water recycling.
03:18Cooled water is injected back into the ground.
03:21Efficiency and issues.
03:22Renewable, but location dependent.
03:25No seven.
03:27Biomass energy process.
03:29Burning organic matter.
03:31Wood, agricultural waste, or biogas is burned.
03:34Steam.
03:35Generation.
03:37Heat turns water into steam.
03:39Turbine.
03:40Rotation.
03:41Steam drives a turbine.
03:43Electricity.
03:44Generation.
03:45The generator produces electricity.
03:48Efficiency and issues.
03:50Renewable, but can produce emissions.
03:53Electricity.
03:54Distribution.
03:54After generation, electricity is transmitted through power lines and transformers to homes and businesses.
04:00Distribution.
04:01The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:02The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:03The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:04The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:05The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:06The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:07The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:08The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:09The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:10The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:11The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:12The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:13The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:14The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:15The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:16The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
04:17The generator is delivered through power lines and services.
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