That's a bit like saying "There's been so much innovation on car motors, we apply advanced thermodynamics and computer simulations to improve them, but we're still just using it to rotate wheels".
Steam turbines are a fantastic way of turning heat into electricity. They are efficient (compared to the theoretical maximum Carnot efficiency), economical and perfectly practical in the context of large power plants.
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That's a bit like saying "There's been so much innovation on car motors, we apply advanced thermodynamics and computer simulations to improve them, but we're still just using it to rotate wheels".
Steam turbines are a fantastic way of turning heat into electricity. They are efficient (compared to the theoretical maximum Carnot efficiency), economical and perfectly practical in the context of large power plants.