Combined-Cycle Technology

Here's an example of combined-cycle technology under construction in 2000 at FPL's Fort Myers plant site. |
The natural gas-fired combined cycle technology FPL has proposed adding to a new site in western Palm Beach County in 2009 and 2010 would work this way:
- A natural gas, combined-cycle plant produces electricity from two sources of energy instead of one.
- Combined cycle is about 30 percent more efficient than a traditional steam plant.
- Energy is produced by combustion of natural gas in a turbine, similar to a jet engine.
- Energy also is produced by making use of the jet engine exhaust to make steam.
Both sources of energy then drive turbines and electric generators to produce electricity.

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