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Power generation technologies are continually being improved. In many cases, the improvements are small modifications of existing technologies; in other cases, the improvements come in the form of significantly different technological configurations. The impetus for change, whether a technology modification or technology revolution, is the improvement of cost and performance.

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Stoddard, L.E. (1996). Emerging Technologies. In: Drbal, L.F., Boston, P.G., Westra, K.L. (eds) Power Plant Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0427-2_24

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