GRES (other)
GRES may refer to: * GRES (power station), a Russian term referring to a condenser type electricity-only thermal power station * '' Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba'' (Recreative Guild Samba School), an acronym used by Brazilian Samba schools See also * Grès (other) Grès or Gres may refer to: * The French fashion house of Grès * Stoneware, a type of ceramic * Earthenware Earthenware is glazed or unglazed nonvitreous pottery that has normally been fired below . Basic earthenware, often called terracotta, ...

GRES (power Station)
The first large peat-fired thermal power station in Russia was built on a location about 80 km away from Moscow, in the place of the current city of Elektrogorsk, during 1912-1914. It was called ''Elektroperedacha'' (literally "electric power transmission Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. The interconnected lines that facilitate this movement form a ''transmission network''. This is ..."), and the settlement around the station (future Elektrogorsk) acquired this name, Elektroperedacha, as well. Today the station is called GRES-3 or Elektrogorskaya GRES. Terminology The abbreviations below are commonly used in the names of power stations. The term GRES (russian: ГРЭС (Государственная Районная Электростанция), lit=State Regional Power Station, uk, ДРЕС, translit=DRES) refers to a condenser type electricity-only t ...
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