Its time to power up.

Turbines

Turbines are a set of blades or rotors that spin when driven by gas, water or wind. The turbine provides the mechanical energy to turn the generator, which in turn produces the electricity.

Picture of Turbine

 

Last year, Germany installed 960MW of solar photovoltaic power and plans to increase this to over 2800MW by 2010. That’s more than the electricity needed to power Brisbane on a hot summer day.