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  2. Gas-fired power plant - Wikipedia

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    A cogeneration plant in Berlin Gas generates over 20% of world electricity Share of electricity production from gas. A gas-fired power plant, sometimes referred to as gas-fired power station, natural gas power plant, or methane gas power plant, is a thermal power station that burns natural gas to generate electricity.

  3. Helios House - Wikipedia

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    The station's roof is designed of triangles made from recycled stainless steel and contains cacti and 90 solar panels. [6] This reduces the energy consumption of the station by 16%. [7] The station's roof is drought tolerant and collects water for irrigation. [8] The station replaced a run-down Thrifty gas station that previously occupied the ...

  4. Combined cycle power plant - Wikipedia

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    Gateway Generating Station, a 530-megawatt combined cycle natural gas-fired power station in Contra Costa County, California.. A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy.

  5. R. W. Lindholm Service Station - Wikipedia

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    The station ultimately cost $20,000 – roughly four times the cost of the average filling station at the time. [2] The station opened in 1958 under Lindholm's name; it later became a Phillips 66 station. [3] Its construction was only a partial success for Wright, as his vision of the gas station as a social center never took hold. [4]

  6. Filling station - Wikipedia

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    Pre-fabricated gas station, Culver City, California, US 1977 Filling station in Argos, Greece. A filling station (also known as a gas station or petrol station ) is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold are gasoline (or petrol) and diesel fuel.

  7. Compressor station - Wikipedia

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    Mobile compressor station produced by the Ufa Compressor Factory on a KamAZ-63501 chassis. There are three commonly used types of engines that drive the compressors and are known as "prime movers": [3] Gas turbine / Centrifugal Compressor uses a natural gas-fired turbine to turn a centrifugal compressor. The centrifugal compressor is similar to ...

  8. Shell to unload 1,000 retail locations in pivot to EV charging

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    The company plans to “divest around 500 Shell-owned sites (including joint ventures) a year in 2024 and 2025." The company's plans were first reported by Bloomberg News . The closures will ...

  9. Power station - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Queens simple-cycle, or open cycle gas turbine (OCGT), peaking power station in Cornwall UK, with a single gas turbine is rated 140 megawatts. The Medway Power Station, a combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station in Kent, UK, with two gas turbines and one steam turbine, is rated 700 megawatts. [28]