• @[email protected]
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    251 month ago

    Most power generation is just steam spinning turbines. Solar’s just weird. Wind cuts out the steam loop.

    • @captainlezbian
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      91 month ago

      Reflective solar is normal at least. But photovoltaics are weird. Even weirder is that they’re LEDs backwards, and the fact that transistors just are like that is why they’re encased in black plastic

      • @reinei
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        51 month ago

        Unless you WANT your transistor to be this way and use it so you put an actual led inside the plastic as well to mess with (i.e. turn on and off) the transistor!

        Also I would argue that wind could also be considered ‘steam’ turning a turbine. It’s just vapour pressure ‘steam’ with a LOT of other pollutants which somehow increase the efficiency!

    • @BleatingZombie
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      61 month ago

      What about hydro electric? It uses cold steam

      • @PapaStevesy
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        41 month ago

        Ooh, cold steam burns are the worst!