saywherefore t1_jdtdxu1 wrote
Reply to comment by EspritFort in Eli5: If we had steam powered trains back in the day, why didn’t steam become a common “clean” energy source? Why did it die out? by melatonin1212
Are there gas power stations that generate steam rather than operating gas turbines?
VisualImportance5837 t1_jdtea7d wrote
Most gas power stations generate steam using the exhaust from their gas turbines to generate extra electricity.
biggsteve81 t1_jdtmlba wrote
Yep, it is called a Combined-Cycle plant.
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