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So where are we going today?

Part 2 – Site FYI. So where are we going today?. Nanticoke Generating Station, owned and operated by Ontario Power Generation (OPG). Part 2 – Site FYI. What is Nanticoke G. S.?. A power station that burns coal as the fuel to generate electricity. Is the largest in North America.

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So where are we going today?

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  1. Part 2 – Site FYI So where are we going today? • Nanticoke Generating Station, owned and operated by Ontario Power Generation (OPG)

  2. Part 2 – Site FYI What is Nanticoke G. S.? • A power station that burns coal as the fuel to generate electricity. • Is the largest in North America. • Is located on the north shore of Lake Erie. • Has 8 generating units capable of meeting 15% of Ontario’s demand. • Its annual production provides enough electricity to run nearly 2.5 million households for a full year.

  3. Part 2 – Site FYI How does it work? • Electricity is produced by spinning electromagnets inside a coil of wire in a generator to create a flow of electrons. • The coal is burned to heat water, making steam that propels the turbines. • To create the steam, water is heated in boiler tubes around a large industrial furnace that burns coal. Once the water turns to steam, it moves at high speed to push turbine's blades. The spinning shaft of the turbine is attached to a generator, producing electricity that can be sent across transmission lines to customers. The steam from the turbine is condensed back to water and reused in the boiler.

  4. Part 2 – Site FYI How does it work?

  5. In closing… For further information about OPG and power generation, please go to: www.opg.com (photos follow)

  6. The pictures…

  7. Presentation at Nanticoke GS:

  8. Presentation at McMaster University:

  9. Part 2 – Tour of Turbine Hall at Nanticoke GS:

  10. Part 2 – Tour of Turbine Hall at Nanticoke GS:

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