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Renewable energy
a renewable energy resource is one that is being (or can be ) replenished as it is used.
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Biofuel
Category: renewable
Main use: electricity generation and transport
Info: large areas of land are needed for growing fuel crops. This can be at the expense of growing food crops in poorer countries.
Main use: electricity generation and transport
Info: large areas of land are needed for growing fuel crops. This can be at the expense of growing food crops in poorer countries.
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Wind
Category: renewable
Main use: electricity generation
Info/ advantages and disadvantages
Does not provide a constant source for energy.
turbines can be noisy/dangerous to birds.
some people think they may ruin the appearance of the country side.
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Water (hydro-electricity)
Category: renewable
Main use: electricity generation
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Requires large areas of land to be flooded, altering ecosystems and displacing the people living there.
Main use: electricity generation
Info:
Requires large areas of land to be flooded, altering ecosystems and displacing the people living there.
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Geothermal
Category: renewable
Main use: electricity generation and heating
Info:
only available in a limited amount of places where hot rocks can be found close to the surface, e.g. Iceland.
Main use: electricity generation and heating
Info:
only available in a limited amount of places where hot rocks can be found close to the surface, e.g. Iceland.
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Tidal
Category: renewable
Main use: electricity generation
Info:
Variations in tide effects output,
have a high initial cost set up.
can alter habitats
cause problems for shipping
Main use: electricity generation
Info:
Variations in tide effects output,
have a high initial cost set up.
can alter habitats
cause problems for shipping
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Solar
Category: renewable
Main use: electricity generation and some heating
Info:
depends on light intensity, so no power produced at night.
high cost in relation to power output.
Main use: electricity generation and some heating
Info:
depends on light intensity, so no power produced at night.
high cost in relation to power output.
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Water waves
Category: renewable
Main use: electricity generation
Info:
output varies on waves so unreliable
can alter habitats
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Main use: electricity generation
Info:
output varies on waves so unreliable
can alter habitats
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Nucleur fuel
Category: non- renewable
Main use: electricity generation and some military transport
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produces radioactive waste and no other emissions.
costly to build and decommission.
reliable output.
Main use: electricity generation and some military transport
Info:
produces radioactive waste and no other emissions.
costly to build and decommission.
reliable output.
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coal
Burning produces CO2 gases and contributes to acid rain (SO2). reliable output. Category: non- renewable
Main use: electricity generation, heating and some transport
Info:
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Main use: electricity generation, heating and some transport
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Oil
Category: non-renewable
Main use: transport and heating
Info:
reliable output.
provides a compact source of energy transport.
produces CO2, NO2 and SO2.
serious environmental damage if spilt.
Main use: transport and heating
Info:
reliable output.
provides a compact source of energy transport.
produces CO2, NO2 and SO2.
serious environmental damage if spilt.
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Gas
Category: non- renewable
Main use: electricity generation , heating and some transport.
Info:
reliable output
burning produces CO2 but not SO2
Main use: electricity generation , heating and some transport.
Info:
reliable output
burning produces CO2 but not SO2