Word: steams
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last spring, the city board of aldermen fined the university for its plan to dig a tunnel under College St., which runs through the center of town, to connect the plants' steam and chilled water systems...
Geothermal systems also produce electricity at competitive costs in some locations. They pipe water past pockets of molten rock beneath the earth's crust, creating steam to drive generators. Nicaragua and the Philippines get more than 25% of their electricity from geothermal stations, and Flavin estimates that at least 40 countries have such resources to develop...
...many signs that solar's time is fast approaching. The community of Tennant Creek in northern Australia is scheduled to receive power soon from what is called a solar-thermal system. It will use a series of parabolic dishes to focus the sun's rays and superheat steam, which in turn will drive turbine generators. The designer, Stephen Kaneff of the Australian National University, calculates that these modest-size systems can produce power for as little as 4 cents per KW-H, cheaper than the polluting gas and diesel generators Tennant Creek now relies on. In California's Mojave Desert...
...President Kristen M. Clarke '97 asked Butts whether the steam-roller event was appropriate for a religious leader...
...other words, the play was like a penalty kick, only that the shooter was coming in on Krein with a full head of steam and could shoot from any point on the field she wished...