Summarize how turbines are used to generate electricity.

Summary should include

• steam-driven (e.g., coal, nuclear, biomass)
• gas-driven (e.g., natural gas, compressed air, hydrogen)
• wind
• water (e.g., oceans, pumped storage).

Process/Skill Questions:

• How are turbines used in natural gas transmission?
• How do a turbine and generator work together to produce electricity?
• How does the nature of the fluid affect the efficiency of the turbine?
• Why can a turbine never be 100 percent efficient?