Steam Turbines, which consist of many blades on a long shaft, like the inside of a jet engine. Steam blows them round, turning the shaft, which drives a generator.
Steam Turbines, which consist of many blades on a long shaft, like the inside of a jet engine.
Steam blows them round, turning the shaft, which drives a generator.
Water Turbines, which look a little like an ammonite shell: a wheel with bucket-shaped blades around the rim. Water "blows" them round, and they drive generators in hydro-electric power stations.
Water Turbines, which look a little like an ammonite shell: a wheel with bucket-shaped blades around the rim.
Water "blows" them round, and they drive generators in hydro-electric power stations.
Wind turbines, find out more on the 'wind power' page.