Physics-energy production in Hong Kong and potential new ways of generating power.

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Major sources of energy in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, electricity supplied to the household and the industry comes from six production plants. The Castle Peak Power Station, located in Tap Shek Kok 
in Tuen Mun, has the greatest generating capacity in Hong Kong, up to 4110 MW. The Lamma Power Station is in Lamma, as its name suggests, comes second, having a generating capacity of 3305 MW. The Black Point Power Station in Northeast New Territories is in the third place, giving out 2500 MW of power. The Penny Bay’s Power Station in Sham Shui Kok on Lantau Island produces the least generating capacity, at 300 MW only. The remaining two plants are not located in Hong Kong, but in mainland China.

As the four plants aforementioned are not enough to satisfy the ever-increasing energy demand of Hong Kong, one of the two companies which provide us with electricity, the CLP Holdings (the other being Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd), obtains energy from those two external power plants in China, the first being the Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station in Conghua, accounting for 1200 MW of our power, while the last one, the famous Guangdong Nuclear Power Station located in Daya Bay in Shenzhen, produces a mere 984 MW.

        All the four power stations in Hong Kong produce energy through fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and diesel gas. The Guangdong Nuclear Station produces energy by means of uranium, while the Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station just acts as storage.

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Very unfortunately, nearly all of the energy sources in Hong Kong are non-renewable, and they will run out in the future.

How non-renewable energy generate electricity

Fossil fuel

Fossil fuel is used indirectly to produce electricity. Fossil fuel is burnt to heat water in a boiler and convert it to steam which inturn rotates a turbine like in windmills. This turbine is ...

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