Why is coal fired power stations are one of the main contributors to the enhanced greenhouse effect? Coal fired power stations are one of the main contributors to the enhanced greenhouse effect because when coal is burnt to power transport, or any electronic device, it produces and adds greenhouse effect to the atmosphere. This increases the risk of global warming which can lead to cause climate change.
Chemical energy is released from fuel and oxygen being burnt. This creates heat energy. The heat energy boils water releasing steam. The generator is then driven by the kinetic energy produced by the steam. Electrical energy then leaves the power station, transferring to the transformer, increasing the voltage. The energy then runs through the high voltage lines, coming back to another transformer, sending the energy to the computer which then converts the electrical energy to light, sound, data storage and retrieval.
The video below shows how a coal power station works with diagrams and other videos.