He said the technology could be used to capture waste heat from a conventional 500-megawatt thermal power plant to boost electricity out by 200 megawatts.

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Shortly before berthing, Endeavour performed a nine-minute back-flip, known as a rendezvous pitch manoeuvre, allowing the ISS crew to capture up to 300 photographs of the shuttle's thermal protection system.

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Scrubbers used in thermal power plants, for instance, require limestone to capture sulphur from their exhaust.

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