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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 15 hours ago (25 children)

Do solar panels operate in this way?

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

Solar, wind, tidal, RTG, DEC fusion are all options without steam

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Does hydropower count as cold steam?

Well I guess all wind power is also steam at a very low concentration heated by a fusion reaction.

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 4 points 5 hours ago

the steam part is in the rest of hydrological cycle

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