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Override9636 t1_jae5ap8 wrote

Reply to comment by FartingBob in Britain breaks 'green grid' record with latest 100 per cent clean power milestone by Wagamaga

What is "Ccgt" in that chart?

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FartingBob t1_jae7gnu wrote

Natural gas. From their description: > CCGT: Combined Cycle Gas Turbine - These use Natural Gas to power a Turbine which turns a Generator. A second system uses the heat to produce steam which is used to turn a turbine which powers a generator. There are 39 CCGT power stations in the UK.

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IvorTheEngine t1_jaelgb8 wrote

A steam engine that runs on the waste heat of a jet engine. Sort of.

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