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Facility Type

This dimension sorts energy facilities by their basic type. Wikipedia notes that a power station is also "referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant," one recognized type among the several kinds of energy facility. Browsing by facility type keeps facilities of the same kind grouped together.

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Comparison
Era of Emergence
1856 1
Physical Basis
Chemical Processing 1
Facility Type
Sources
1. Oil refinery - Wikipedia
  • Oil refinery, History section, Ploiesti sentence
    The first large refinery opened at Ploiesti, Romania, in 1856-1857.
  • Oil refinery, lead section, definition sentence
    An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum naphtha.
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