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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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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