This dimension groups energy facilities by the era in which they were commissioned. Wikipedia notes that power stations have long relied on burning "fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity," a reliance whose share among facilities has shifted with every commissioning era since. Browsing by commissioned era lets a visitor compare facilities built in the same period.
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1. Thermal power station - Wikipedia
Thermal power station, History section, Pearl Street/Holborn Viaduct sentence
When the first commercially developed central electrical power stations were established in 1882 at Pearl Street Station in New York and Holborn Viaduct power station in London, reciprocating steam engines were used.
Thermal power station, lead section, thermodynamic cycle sentence
The heat from the source is converted into mechanical energy using a thermodynamic power cycle (such as a Diesel cycle, Rankine cycle, Brayton cycle, etc.).
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