Methods of Improving the Efficiency of Thermal Power Plants

Abstract

As one of the most important power sources in modern society, electricity takes up a large proportion of modern energy consumption. Among all those methods of power generation, fossil-fuel thermal power generation is one of the earliest ways of large-scale electricity production. Its popularity in the modern society comes from its stability and controllability. Given the wide applications of electricity around the world, improving the efficiency of thermal power plants would be an effective way to reduce the total energy consumption and protect the environment. The paper discusses the efficiency of energy transition and its determinant during each stage of power generations along with proposals to improve the efficiency of thermal power generation.