This is reminds me of a quote from one of the Encased loading screens.
To paraphrase it "Power generation before was about turning a turbine with steam. Under the Dome we have this fancy technology that we use to.....turn a turbine with steam."
It was interesting realizing that a lot of our power is still, at its core, a steam engine
More like a steam turbine (which is way cooler cause it's like a jet engine). Steam engine makes me think of a piston engine like on a train.
We discovered a banger like 400 years ago and have held on tight until eight about now with wind/solar/hydro.
Still going to be using them geothermal/fission/fusion for at least another 100 years though.
Mechanical engineers fist pumping after finding out their entire profession is not yet obsolete
plus a side of extra spicy landfill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford_Site
actually space based nuclear uses thermoelectric