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electric furnace
noun
- a furnace in which the heat required is produced through electricity.
electric furnace
noun
- any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of electric furnace1
First recorded in 1880–85
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The new electric furnace will have ultra-low emissions if the energy supply comes from renewable sources.
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Tata has closed its two coal-fired blast furnaces and is to replace them with an electric furnace that will need fewer workers.
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Future steelmaking in Port Talbot will rely on imports until an electric furnace, which melts scrap steel, is built.
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But they could not convince Tata to keep its two blast furnaces open until the new electric furnace is built.
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The money will go towards the cost of building a greener electric furnace in Port Talbot, and matches the amount agreed by the previous Conservative government.
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