Introduction In a country such as South Africa, where the production of electricity solely relies on burning coal, identifying a clean source of renewable, sustainable energy is indeed of primary importance. As the demand of electricity begins to outstrip supply the need for a reliable abundant alternative energy source is becoming more and more pressing especially in the few years to come. I am going to talking about why big business in South Africa be forced to go solar. Solar power is produced
Nuclear Power Support or Fear The global energy demand is increasing as years go by as there is a rapid growth of population in deed of power. Due to the high demand for energy, many people are opting to replace other forms of energy with nuclear power because of its safety, reliability, and sustainability. In addition, it is one of the cleanest carbon free sources of energy available in the world today. Nuclear power is the use of continuous nuclear fission to produce electricity and heat. However
Wave Energy Wave energy is a great alternative energy to fossil fuels. When people think of waves, they usually think of surfing, the beach, waves crashing down on the shore, but most people don’t think of energy being converted through waves. This energy is very unique, and more people should know about it, and should definitely be used more. Ocean wave energy is a good alternative to fossil fuels, because is renewable, a powerful clean source, and there are multiple options of ways to harness it
pollution. Today new kinds of energy sources are being put into use but not enough to save our planet. In order for this to happen we need to convert to a lot of more alternative energy. A few of these types of energy are: Solar panels, wind turbines and nuclear energy, which all do not release toxic gases. However these energy sources also have pros and cons in multiple ways and aspects, two of them being socially and economically which makes the choice hard on which energy source to invest most in to avoid
Energy can be defined as the ability to do work, which is accomplished by moving things. Renewable sources of energy are acquired from various natural sources. The main renewable sources are sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal. Sources of nonrenewable energy can be attributed to natural sources that are not regenerated once the source is depleted. Sources include fossils fuels such as coal and petroleum products e.g. natural gas and diesels. Pros of renewable energy sources: 1.Stable energy prices-
What Are the Pros and Cons of Hydrogen Fuel Cells? Hydrogen fuel cells are among the cleanest energy sources today, and they are increasingly used by many people to power up their vehicles. Actually, they now serve as an alternative fuel to automobile technology, converting hydrogen into electricity to charge the batteries. Other than those using hydrogen, there are even other categories, including phosphoric acid (PACF), molten carbonate (MCFC), proton exchange membrane (PEM), alkaline fuel cells
Hydrogen is a very abundant source but does not exist in a separate form of matter, it is found usually combined with other elements. Separating hydrogen gas from the element it is combined to requires a lot of work but produces a powerful nearly clean source of energy and as a gas it can be used in fuel cells to power engines. The hydrogen economy in South African is under consideration in an effort to develop hydrogen into a clean reliable and safe alternative energy source to that of fossil fuels
Nuclear energy has numerous world benefits that other forms of energy creation just don’t, and its pros are truly unprecedented by any other source of energy. Nuclear power plants are inexpensive to run, which means they can easily be maintained and sustained at a low cost. And while the reactors themselves may be expensive, with government grants the materials can be much more easily purchased and built. The most expensive part of the nuclear reactor process is the uranium, which again, isn’t hard
century. Therefore, before its exhaustion, an alternative energy, is necessary to be developed. Among all renewable energies, we will discuss the pros and cons of nuclear energy, solar energy and wind energy. To begin with, nuclear energy has several major advantages. A large amount of energy can be produced with only a tiny amount of energy input to the power generator. The maintenance cost is low also. Therefore, it is a cost-effective energy source comparable to fossil fuel. Moreover, unlike fossil
Pro 1 A Con (sorta) is the price of solar energy, or is it? according to TheWeek.com a big reason why solar energy is so expensive in the USA right now is because of past years demands, Quote “In 2011, Germany boasted more than 21 times the solar power, per capita, of the U.S, which helped to drive down the price. And given that imbalance, American companies had a comparatively tougher task recruiting customers, so they spent 10 times as much as their foreign counterparts did on marketing costs