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water/hydrogen power plant
A facility generating electricity from the reaction of hydrogen with oxygen, with water formed as a product.
A water/hydrogen power plant is a facility where electricity is generated by combining hydrogen with oxygen to form water.
Hydrogen and oxygen react to form water while electrical energy is produced. A hydrogen fuel-cell installation is one way of carrying out this conversion.
Water is the reaction product rather than a supply of freely available energy. This differs from hydroelectric generation, which converts the mechanical energy of moving water.
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