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minus-squarewia@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoSolar, wind, tidal, RTG, DEC fusion are all options without steam
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoDoes hydropower count as cold steam? Well I guess all wind power is also steam at a very low concentration heated by a fusion reaction.
minus-squarefullsquare@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agothe steam part is in the rest of hydrological cycle
minus-squaresudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoHydropower gets its energy from evaporated water rising to the big steam in the sky.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoWind and tidal is still just turbines.
minus-squareDahGangalang@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoYeah. One uses the passage of a gas over rotating blades. The other uses water as it flows. Neither use the passage of gaseous water, so theyre totally different! /s
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoWe never moved away from windmills basically. Only solar is completely different, besides niche impractical things like piezo crystals
Solar, wind, tidal, RTG, DEC fusion are all options without steam
Does hydropower count as cold steam?
Well I guess all wind power is also steam at a very low concentration heated by a fusion reaction.
the steam part is in the rest of hydrological cycle
Hydropower gets its energy from evaporated water rising to the big steam in the sky.
Wind and tidal is still just turbines.
Yeah. One uses the passage of a gas over rotating blades. The other uses water as it flows.
Neither use the passage of gaseous water, so theyre totally different!
/s
We never moved away from windmills basically. Only solar is completely different, besides niche impractical things like piezo crystals