nameplate capacity

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nameplate
noun[C]
uk
/ˈneɪm.pleɪt/us
/ˈneɪm.pleɪt/
a piece of metal or plastic fastened onto something to show who owns it, who has made it, or who lives or ...
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capacity
noun
uk
/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us
/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofnameplateandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The company expects thenameplatecapacityfor soda ash to rise to 1·8 million tonnes a year by 1979, and by 1985 to 2 million tonnes a year.
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Construction started in 1953 and the power station was commissioned in 1956 with an initialnameplatecapacityof 912 megawatts.
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The dam's powerhouse contains four generating units with a totalnameplatecapacityof.
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Power plants with an output nearnameplatecapacityhave a high capacity factor.
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This would increase thenameplatecapacityof the combined entity to 10.3 mtpa.
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Overall, it ranked 14th in the country as of 2012, with anameplatecapacityof 320000 oilbbl per day.
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The dam's powerhouse contains five generating units with a totalnameplatecapacityof 585.4 megawatts.
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The plantnameplatecapacityis, however, the plant has faced technical challenges and did not reach full capacity during the first year of operation.
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Phase 1 will have anameplatecapacityof 150 megawatts.
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It comprises 10 turbines with a totalnameplatecapacityof 20 megawatts.
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At the end of 2008, worldwidenameplatecapacityof wind-powered generators was 120.8 gigawatts.
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Actual output can be different fromnameplatecapacityfor a number of reasons depending on equipment and circumstances.
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For non-dispatchable power, particularly renewable energy,nameplatecapacityrefers to generation under ideal conditions.
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Four more generators were installed starting in 1969, increasingnameplatecapacityto 1287 megawatts.
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A third reason is a variation on the second: the operators of a hydroelectric dam may uprate itsnameplatecapacityby adding more generator units.
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It has anameplatecapacityof just over 1 gigawatt of generation.
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It has anameplatecapacityof 200 megawatts and a maximum generating head of 477 feet (145 m).
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Due to fluctuating wind speeds, actual wind generation averages about one third of these stated nameplate capacities.
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