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As remarkable as the spectacle itself is its location, the cooling ponds of a coal-fired powerplant an hour’s drive southeast of Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Ford will drop a 3.3-liter V6 engine as the base powerplant.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

The nearby nuclear powerplant in the city of Enerhodar has long been under Russian control.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2023

Arrows show the security route in front of the generator of reactor block A at a nuclear powerplant in Biblis, Germany.

From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2022

As a result, the Wrights never lacked for a suitable powerplant despite the rapid growth in airplane size and performance, and the continual demand for increased power and endurance.

From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.