Tag: human geography in tamil nadu

Mettur is an industrial plant located in Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu and is constructed across the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu. It was constructed in 1934 and took 9 years to complete. Maximum height and width of the Dam are 214 and 171 feet respectively. 

• Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector (PVT) are systems that convert solar radiation into thermal and electrical energy.
  
• These systems combine a solar PV cell, which converts sunlight into electricity, with a solar thermal collector, which captures the remaining energy and removes waste heat from the PV module.

As the demand for energy is increasing and conventional sources of energy such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, etc. are depleting, non-conventional sources of energy are more needed. Sun, wind, biomass, tidal energy, geo-thermal energy and even energy from waste material are examples of non-conventional energy. Sun is the biggest source of non-conventional energy. As sun is the source of all energy on the earth, it produces plenty of solar energy. This energy is abundant, renewable, pollution free and eco-friendly.

• The Mettur Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired electric power station located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. 

Kalpakkam is mostly famous for its nuclear plants and affiliated research installations. These include the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), one of India's nuclear power plants, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), and Bhabha Atomic Research Center, an affiliate of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

• In a thermal power plant a steam turbine is rotated with help of high pressure and high temperature steam and this rotation is transferred to a generator to produce electricity.
  

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is the single largest nuclear power station in India, situated in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.  It is being developed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India

• Thermal generation is the process of generating electricity from heat. Heat is a form of energy. 
  
• Heat energy that is turned into electricity can be made in many ways.
  
• It can be produced by burning fuels such as coal, oil, gas or wood.

Tiruvallur district is one of the fastest developing districts in Tamil Nadu in terms of Industrial Development. The district has many leading industries like Kamarajar Port, North Chennai Thermal Power Station, National Thermal Power Corporation etc.