electricity generation

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricityandgeneration

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electricity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us
/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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generation
noun
uk
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
all the people of about the same age within a society or within a ...
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(Definition ofelectricityandgenerationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The aim is to privatiseelectricitygenerationand supply, telecommunications, water and sewerage, railways and harbours.
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It is expected to increase further between 1995 and 2000 with the commissioning of variouselectricitygenerationprojects by the independent power suppliers.
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There are now also official series based on 1995 prices, but only for the industrial activities (mining, manufacturing, the sugar industry andelectricitygeneration).
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The most outstanding case has been that of theelectricitygenerationsub-sector, with a remarkable efficiency increase, and a reduction in emissions intensity.
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For example, the process ofelectricitygenerationtakes mechanical motion as input and produces electrical energy as output.
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Their major anthropogenic sources include the combustion of fossil fuels inelectricitygeneration, certain chemical and industrial processes, home heating, and car traffic.
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In 1973, due to the worldwide oil crisis, new regulation of the electricity sector was urged in order to change theelectricitygenerationmix, reduce oil dependency and save energy.
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Most supply options can also meet several demands such as gas, coal, or biofuels for heating andelectricitygeneration, and there is considerable scope for substitution between them.
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Thus, in the case ofelectricitygeneration, it is assumed that the new equipment, or the replacements of obsolete equipment, will run basically on natural gas under a combined-cycle system.
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However, water quality has been improved for 1.6 million people, andelectricitygenerationis at last improving.
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Indeed, in the long term we expect nuclear power to play an increasing role inelectricitygeneration.
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He must be aware of the vast savings made inelectricitygeneration.
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Nuclear power is not only the cheapest and cleanest, but the safest form ofelectricitygeneration.
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Not much thought is given toelectricitygenerationin general.
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It so happens that there are great differences between theelectricitygenerationindustry and the coal industry, for example, and manufacturing industry.
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Increased nuclear capacity can therefore help to contain the level of carbon dioxide emissions that are attributable toelectricitygeneration.
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The nuclear industry does not have a good record for providing plannedelectricitygenerationon time.
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Using waves as a method ofelectricitygenerationreceived a lot of research funding in the 1970s, just after the first oil crisis.
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Diversity in fuel use benefits the nation as a whole through the ability to maintainelectricitygenerationat times of fuel shortage.
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Combined heat and power is one of several ways of increasing the efficiency ofelectricitygeneration.
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