We are now in our third week of the Energy course. We have an excellent group of students that are keen to get going with the work.
Today, the team has been learning about what goes on inside power stations.
How an electrical generator works
![Demonstration Electrical Generator](https://glow-prod-glowblogs.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/glowblogs/public/ywiebanff/uploads/sites/3750/2016/05/generator-300x249.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjECIaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJFMEMCHw4PC6S9o76Je3iZ2TzCQB6KINEH0CKW4BU1uHfRNiECIHiYx9rUUPgJz9zKoJjf%2BzHCC6qkdcUGkco1v%2FjwFjrEKsIFCOv%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgwF2ZmxdvYJz%2BrpYcgqlgUbDxoiNl7MfCMLLwzGQgUu%2B1hCY%2BAKuiznMZLSQuajr43zI41j%2BVDl%2FTnYewWlbb8WzfMeO47HzKPeTH8UsHUZcjy%2FEwgE33MUHWpNSgFJOIda8ftpIsILnT3QQrrg3SvIN0NzrrfEQugRG7Wltyg%2BLRSHLhmMiD74HC%2FyPMDmYm6YUg5GhnEwUJMdC7n9%2Bd6TojO3ULjRJLy%2FdBBmPyrDm3klPJk%2FZ73%2FZ2ULHPpZbgcyDxuETJ4lB0f%2BABHltuA67s7WBJ6SzT5UBhv3uxhggugGoU7A45RL17XJ8AP9JOEycM2jzkyq2MJPbvnwP3n7F1CwSvXrt2eKmUY%2BFsgde6sbsw2pavOicO0qA1j3Do%2B3YD%2Bgd5XHU1Qhth1PBoK0pBjJkZ8JPL%2FADHGPxJpcm2spqaOoiv74Xl4h92i2ZcLoZbhqTcerT31yXT8Yj6VnqImKue2sfEL0XT14TJt1yPJCdk6Rl1ZfHu05FgWF4sypiH7GHnJUDv%2FifC1px3LwMkGXlt717xTmohMOurV0jQtZtZ5X3A7lGy2g3FCFqKDTp2n44nommtXMBSRoKPVJoJKN9911isE1HGZsEDnWANqeKx1LmQSnRyzvU6f4jXkA80Ipi%2Flymy62a2EmagdBXb9SwS4PrD%2FOztNmph%2B1%2F0Qpwe24bJQG%2BE45xqW2B961s5g4I0F72SoQ8IF0ttg8Df1BUbsP3u5q7FBBRnJFeLquJfeHgejzPrlmb9A9e4WLvPNIo5lXoRkFADtnD7FLbwgZwZ5boABCTSb8PTfJFqkbCbyUc88oykb9IkOF08iKIWW297YJIOMfaGCZ9j5Hgl95meMqjY4V87dtTi4P5iTJx2KjCR1caqHmGXDUPAi2SmDb4jCGqN60BjqzAQ2Q8Qf43EB1mvXUmhPSZ5pHhWR5DH0LwHMF0QK2%2BQfg7dXMCsnOnTP8r2SUmSLRkS7JmKb09xq0O1uhURKRNtqb7fulQ%2FNxnACfv%2FFvTpO0yfqF9pehPHWK02OngOxutDeyFrT2UvZhB7f8wrZESSYtUs2u%2F2nWKGO8DR9i%2F%2FfhwgVDEj8jFWRwv%2FBw6MYgTM38lyR5s%2FCdAthha83ClzDVZ8A13Nwy5FkPwsd9ROg2F69o&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U2LYRH2RO%2F20240717%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240717T101413Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=3a287e8a457d1bed1c3f1984c6c7bec1236e3d3538e6c43252c697e698189a29)
Add in some boilers, condensers and turbines and what do you get?
![Coal Power Station](https://glow-prod-glowblogs.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/glowblogs/public/ywiebanff/uploads/sites/3750/2016/05/IMG_3447-300x225.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjECIaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJFMEMCHw4PC6S9o76Je3iZ2TzCQB6KINEH0CKW4BU1uHfRNiECIHiYx9rUUPgJz9zKoJjf%2BzHCC6qkdcUGkco1v%2FjwFjrEKsIFCOv%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgwF2ZmxdvYJz%2BrpYcgqlgUbDxoiNl7MfCMLLwzGQgUu%2B1hCY%2BAKuiznMZLSQuajr43zI41j%2BVDl%2FTnYewWlbb8WzfMeO47HzKPeTH8UsHUZcjy%2FEwgE33MUHWpNSgFJOIda8ftpIsILnT3QQrrg3SvIN0NzrrfEQugRG7Wltyg%2BLRSHLhmMiD74HC%2FyPMDmYm6YUg5GhnEwUJMdC7n9%2Bd6TojO3ULjRJLy%2FdBBmPyrDm3klPJk%2FZ73%2FZ2ULHPpZbgcyDxuETJ4lB0f%2BABHltuA67s7WBJ6SzT5UBhv3uxhggugGoU7A45RL17XJ8AP9JOEycM2jzkyq2MJPbvnwP3n7F1CwSvXrt2eKmUY%2BFsgde6sbsw2pavOicO0qA1j3Do%2B3YD%2Bgd5XHU1Qhth1PBoK0pBjJkZ8JPL%2FADHGPxJpcm2spqaOoiv74Xl4h92i2ZcLoZbhqTcerT31yXT8Yj6VnqImKue2sfEL0XT14TJt1yPJCdk6Rl1ZfHu05FgWF4sypiH7GHnJUDv%2FifC1px3LwMkGXlt717xTmohMOurV0jQtZtZ5X3A7lGy2g3FCFqKDTp2n44nommtXMBSRoKPVJoJKN9911isE1HGZsEDnWANqeKx1LmQSnRyzvU6f4jXkA80Ipi%2Flymy62a2EmagdBXb9SwS4PrD%2FOztNmph%2B1%2F0Qpwe24bJQG%2BE45xqW2B961s5g4I0F72SoQ8IF0ttg8Df1BUbsP3u5q7FBBRnJFeLquJfeHgejzPrlmb9A9e4WLvPNIo5lXoRkFADtnD7FLbwgZwZ5boABCTSb8PTfJFqkbCbyUc88oykb9IkOF08iKIWW297YJIOMfaGCZ9j5Hgl95meMqjY4V87dtTi4P5iTJx2KjCR1caqHmGXDUPAi2SmDb4jCGqN60BjqzAQ2Q8Qf43EB1mvXUmhPSZ5pHhWR5DH0LwHMF0QK2%2BQfg7dXMCsnOnTP8r2SUmSLRkS7JmKb09xq0O1uhURKRNtqb7fulQ%2FNxnACfv%2FFvTpO0yfqF9pehPHWK02OngOxutDeyFrT2UvZhB7f8wrZESSYtUs2u%2F2nWKGO8DR9i%2F%2FfhwgVDEj8jFWRwv%2FBw6MYgTM38lyR5s%2FCdAthha83ClzDVZ8A13Nwy5FkPwsd9ROg2F69o&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U2LYRH2RO%2F20240717%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240717T101413Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=b68f270a89d2c068c12e24a6c4727e50e075eacb9b0f53bdb0fea74132423f8b)
Unfortunately posts by students have been delayed due to a technical hitch, but we expect it will be sorted for next week.