Electricity Generator Tiles Project
Electricity Generator Tiles Project report
Abstract: Electricity is produced as base load, intermediate and peaking power. Base load power is the energy necessary to keep the electric grid energized and meet customers’ constant demand. Intermediate and peaking power are used for those parts of a day when electricity usage and energy demand increases, and are usually much more expensive than base load. Fuel sources for base load power include those that are economical and readily available, such as coal and nuclear. Intermediate and peaking fuel sources include natural gas, because of its escalating costs, and intermittent resources like solar and wind that produce electricity only when there’s sufficient direct sunlight or sufficient sustained wind speed. Coal continues to be the fuel most widely used in electricity generation . Given the huge role coal plays in meeting the electricity demands, it is important to make sure it is a clean energy source, related to the emissions per unit of energy produced. Nuclear plants have again become part of the discussion about how to meet the electricity needs because they are emissions-free and operate from a virtually unlimited fuel source but there are still questions about what to do with spent fue