Electricity Generation Collection

Illustration of Ferranti testing 10, 000V cable V510 / 0013
19th Century power transmission. Illustration showing Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti (1864-1930) testing his 10, 000 Volt cable in 1890

Cooling towers, thermogram
Cooling towers. Thermogram of water vapour rising out of cooling towers at a power station. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation emitted by an object

Hydro Electric Power Station at Pitlochry Scotland UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Electrical engineering, bottle element and Bunsen element, voltage source providing an electrical voltage of about 1
1, 1900s, 19th-century, 1st, 9, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, bottle element, building, buildings, businesses, chemical element, companies, company, containers, deliver

Turbine House of the Power Stations at Niagara Falls, Canada, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original
1900s, 19th-century, america, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, canadian, cascade, cascades, countryside

A current generator or current motor on a river, for the water supply of villages on hills
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, companies, company, deserted, digital, digitally, economies, electricity generation, electricity supply, energies, energy, energy industry, energy production

Section through a street in Berlin, ca 1899 with telegraph cable, gas pipe, canal, water pipe and pneumatic tube
1900s, 19th-century, archive, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, black, black-and-white, black-white, cables, channel, commemorating, commemoration, conduit, connect, connecting, connections

Reactor vessel of Veronezh nuclear station, Russia
Interior of a nuclear power station. View of the reactor vessel of an RBMK-type nuclear power reactor. The RBMK design is used extensively throughout the CIS and eastern Europe

Ovenden Moor Wind Farm, Denholme, near Bradford, West Yorkshire

Hau Nui Wind Farm, near Martinborough, Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand

Wairakei Geothermal Power Station and Waikato River, near Taupo, North Island, New Zealand

Tararua Wind Farm, Tararua Ranges, near Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand

Lake Aviemore and Benmore Dam, Waitaki Valley, North Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Pipes & cooling tower at geothermal power station
Geothermal power. Steam-carrying pipes and a cooling tower (at centre left) at the Wairakei geothermal electricity generation plant

Generator hall of Russian hydropower station
Hydroelectric power. The machine hall of a large hydroelectric power station. Hydroelectricity is one of the major forms of renewable energy

Turbine at Delabole Wind Farm, Cornwall, UK
Delabole wind farm, Cornwall, England. One of the ten turbines comprising Britains first wind farm. Delaboles ten Danish-built turbines generate 4MW of electricity

Wind turbines at power station, Hawaii
Power from the wind. View of wind turbines in an electricity generating wind farm. One of the leading forms of alternative energy, wind power creates no emissions to threaten the environment

Outflow of hydroelectric dam, Volga, Russia

Power station, thermogram
Power station. Thermogram of emissions from cooling towers and a chimney at a power station. The object at lower right is a car

Biomass power plant, Sweden
Biomass power plant. Piles of wood chips at a wood-fuelled power station. Photographed in Vadstena, Sweden

Coal power station. Coal-fired power station. This power station burns coal to heat water and produce steam, which drives electricity-generating turbines. Photographed in Arizona, USA

Wind turbine, Denmark
Wind turbine. Photographed in Esbjerg, Denmark

Wind farm, Scotland
Wind farm. This is Dun Law wind farm, which is located near Oxton, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

Wind turbine, Finland
Wind turbine at a wind farm. Photographed on the Aland Islands, Finland

Solar powered road sign, UK
Solar panel mounted above a signs at a traffic island. The panel generates electricity to illuminate the sign at night. Photographed in the UK

Mirrors & generator tower, Crimean solar power stn
Solar power. Wide-angle view of some of the mirrors of a solar power station. These mirrors reflect sunlight to the top of the tower seen at centre

Offshore wind farm. This is the Scroby Sands wind farm, situated in the North Sea. Photographed in Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, UK

Wind farm, Sweden
Wind farm. Wind turbines at a wind farm. Photographed in Sweden

Cooling towers, thermogram
Cooling towers. Thermogram of water vapour rising out of cooling towers by a road. The object at lower centre left is a lorry

Russian magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power station
New type of electricity generation. View of the main hall of the Y-25 magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power station, near Moscow

West Burton power station, UK
Sunset behind West Burton coal-fired power station, Nottinghamshire, UK

Solar panels at a traffic island, UK
Solar panels mounted on signs at a traffic island. The panels generate electricity to illuminate the signs at night. Photographed in the UK

Solar-powered parking meter. This parking meter is powered by electricity generated from the solar panel (black), mounted on top of the meter. Photographed in Nanaimo, Vancouver, Canada

Solar cells. Close-up of the surface of solar (photovoltaic) cells, which convert light into electrical energy. Cells are made from a semi-conductor such as silicon (as here)

Solar powered garden lights

Stephen Salter, South African engineer
MODEL RELEASED. Stephen Salter (born 1938), South African engineer. Salter read physics at Cambridge University before moving to Edinburgh University where he became famous in the 1970s for his

TSS-1 tethered satellite, artwork
TSS-1 tethered satellite. Artwork showing the tethered satellite system (TSS-1) deployed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis during mission STS-46 in 1992

Turbine rotor installation. This low-pressure steam turbine is being installed in a power station. The pressure from steam passing through the turbine causes the turbine to rotate

Power station in Sweden
Small power station, typical for a small town in Sweden, burning green products from the forests. Photographed in Vadstena district in Ostergotland in Sweden

Chimney and cooling tower
Cooling towers. Water vapour rising out of cooling towers at a power station

Chimney emitting smoke (background) and water vapour rising out of cooling towers (foreground) at a power station

Cooling towers. Water vapour rising out of cooling towers at a power station

Coal-fired power station. This power station burns coal to heat water. The resulting steam drives a turbine generator and produces electricity. Photographed at Wabamun Lake in Alberta, Canada

Power station, Florida, USA
Power station south of Titusville, Florida, USA

Solar panel. Close-up of the surface of a solar photovoltaic panel, showing its crystalline patterns

Poppies in a field
Poppy flowers (Papaver sp.) in a field near a wind farm. Photographed in Sweden

In 2008 China officially became the worlds largest emitter of C02 (greenhouse gases)
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

A gas powered power station at Barrow in Furness, in Cumbria, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Powering the World: A Journey through Electricity Generation" Sparking Innovation: An illustration of Ferranti testing a 10, 000V cable V510/0013 showcases early advancements in electricity generation. Harnessing Energy: Cooling towers and a thermogram highlight the diverse methods used to generate electricity efficiently. Nature's Gift: Scotland's wind farm stands tall, showcasing the potential of renewable energy sources in powering our world. Nuclear Power Unleashed: The Leningrad nuclear power station represents the immense power generated by splitting atoms for electricity production. Hydroelectric Marvels: The Hydro Electric Power Station at Pitlochry, Scotland mesmerizes with its majestic turbines harnessing the force of flowing water. Fueled by Gas: A gas-powered power station at Barrow in Furness demonstrates how natural gas can be utilized to generate electrical energy sustainably. Pioneering Engineering: An image from 1876 reveals the bottle element and Bunsen element voltage source, marking an important milestone in electrical engineering history. Magnificent Falls: The Turbine House at Niagara Falls showcases how this natural wonder has been harnessed to produce vast amounts of clean electricity since the 19th century. River-Powered Communities: Anton Kunz's invention - a current generator on a river - revolutionized water supply for hillside villages, providing them with reliable electricity since 1880. Urban Utilities Networked: A section through Berlin streets in 1899 illustrates an intricate web of telegraph cables, gas pipes, canals, water pipes, and pneumatic tubes that powered city life during that era. 11 &12 (Repeated): ELECTRICITY STOCK – These captivating images capture various aspects throughout history as we continue to innovate towards a brighter future.