Tapping the Wind and Sun to Save Water

Posted Sunday April 27, 2008, 3:36 am, Over one day old

Conventional and nuclear power plants, like the coal-fired plant pictured here on Lake Erie, are usually located by a lake or river because they need lots of water to operate. It?s a process that produces lots of waste heat, which must be dissipated to keep the plant from overheating.

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