NATURAL GAS

CENTRAL  GAS 

First step: the fuel gas is mixed with the pressurized air, producing combustion and turning the gas turbine 

Second step: heat from combustion converts water into steam 

Third step: Pressurised steam drives the blades of the steam turbine 

Fourth step: the mechanical energy produced by the turbines is converted into electrical energy in the generator 

Fifth step: the steam is cooled and converted into water to start a new steam production process

ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN

Introducion: 

Last week, the Austrian Defence Minister, Klaudia Tanner, said that there is a high probability (100% more than in the next five years) of a power outage that will massively affect not only Austria, but the entire European Union. Not just that, actually. The same Minister assured that the Government was working on that and hoped to build an autonomous infrastructure that would allow the country to continue to function. “The question is not whether there will be a big blackout, but when”, Tanner said.

Since there is no gas (like other raw materials), there is no electricity because gas is one of the main elements to produce electricity. The blackout may also be due to the rise in prices on the light, because people (some), don’t have to give so much

POLLUTION

Natural gas is one of the elements that pollute the environment. Natural gas means cleaner combustion than other fossil fuels, as it produces very few amounts of sulphur, mercury and other particulates. Burning natural gas produces nitrogen oxide, although at lower levels than petrol and diesel.