Like how if I have a river, I can install multiple dams in series to get more energy instead of having just one dam.
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Multiple dams in a river won’t mean the water has more energy in it. More dams in sequence means the flow is slowed down, so you hit diminishing returns. Not to mention a dam is inherently not similar to other power plants because of the potential to build a reservoir behind it to increase potential energy. But that also doesn’t increase the useful volume you can get through at one time. Point being, might as well stick to one that’s made for maximum efficiency.
Likewise, adding more turbines doesn’t mean your heat generating technique becomes more effective. Hook a bicycle up to one or a hundred generators and see if you can create more power on the second setup by pedaling. 😛 Turbines are only the energy conversion method, with their own resistance that must be overcome.
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