The solar storage power station can store a maximum of 2 200 000 kWh of energy. The solar storage power station can supply a town with a maximum electrical power of 140 000 kW. Calculate for how many hours the energy stored by the solar storage power station can supply the town with electrical power. Give your answer to 2 significant figures.
The water turns the turbine which is connected to the generator. The generator produces some ........................, this is wasted energy. (c) The total power input to a pumped storage power station is 600 MW. The useful power output is 540 MW. (i) Calculate the efficiency of this pumped storage power station.
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(b) Energy can be stored in a pumped storage power station. The figure shows a pumped storage power station. When electricity is needed, the water in the high level reservoir is allowed to flow to the low level reservoir. The flowing water generates electricity. Use the correct answer from the box to complete each sentence.
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