The fossil fuel and nuclear fission are the energy sources which are needed to produce electric power. The burning of fossil fuel produces the harmful gases and other toxic metals to the environment. In case of nuclear fission, material will remain deadly for thousands of year and produces radioactive waste. Renewable energies are playing a vital role in supplying the world’s required power demands. The photovoltaic power generation system keeps growing in the last few decades to produce promising source of energy. Solar energy is so enormous and free in most parts of the world has become economical source of energy in many applications. On a clear sunny day the sun 's radiation reaching on the earth can be 3000 watts per square meter depending on the location. The photovoltaic process is completely solid state and self-contained and there is no moving parts and no …show more content…
India is the fourth biggest energy nation after China,USA and Rusia.The primary energy consumption of India comes from crude oil (29.45%), natural gas (7.7%), coal (54.5%), nuclear energy (1.26%), hydro electricity (5.0%), wind power, biomass electricity and solar power is 595 Mtoe in the year 2013. India is highly dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet its energy demands by 2030, India 's dependence on energy imports is expected to exceed 53% of the country 's total energy consumption. In 2009-10, the country imported 159.26 million tons of crude oil which amounts to 80% of its domestic crude oil consumption and 31% of the country 's total imports are oil imports. Due to fast economic expansion, India has one of the world 's fastest growing energy markets and is expected to be the second-largest contributor to the increase in global energy demand by 2035, accounting for 18% of the rise in global energy
In addition, we depend on oil and natural gas for energy to drive our cars, heat our houses, provide air
Appendix 1: PESTEL Analysis Political Factors: Economic Conditions: • When the economic experience the recession, customers will cut their budget on expending luxury goods. o 2006 to 2010, the contributed to a 0.6 percent annual decline in industry sales under the regression economics. • Asia-Pacific region will increase their consuming power in the future because their growing wealth levels and the living standard. Sociocultural Forces: • Social Value of Vera Bradley:
9). Furthermore, Canada consumed 330 million tonnes of fuel in 2016, with a global energy demand of 2.5% (BP, 2017, p. 9). Subsequently, in 2016, 30% was from oil, 27% from natural gas, 27% from hydroelectric, 7% from nuclear, 6% from coal, and 3% from renewables (BP, 2017, p. 9). However, Alberta does not follow the global trend for energy consumption from similar fuels. To illustrate, in 2016, 44% came from natural gas, 39% from coal, 9% from wind power, 6% from hydroelectric, 3% from biomass fuel, and 1% from oil and diesel (Energy Alberta, 2017).
The problem is that this spent fuel is highly radioactive and potentially dangerous” (Nuclear Energy Pros) Solar and nuclear power both can potentially be dangerous in different ways. Nevertheless, nuclear energy is hardly dangerous if properly taken care of. In spite of many viewing solar energy as the more dangerous option, statistics prove otherwise, “Based off of recent findings, solar energy appears to have a death rate of 0.44 deaths per terawatt hour. Nuclear energy appears to have a death rate of only 0.04 deaths per terawatt hour” (Nuclear Energy vs Solar).
“Nuclear power will help provide the electricity that our growing economy needs without increasing emissions. This is truly an environmentally responsible source of energy.” Michael Burgess Prior to the introduction of nuclear energy, fossil fuel was thought to be the only available source in producing energy. Although fossil fuel, such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas, contains high energy value, it produces too many harmful byproducts that ultimately pollute our environment. With the rising concerns over global warming as more and more greenhouse gases accumulate in our Earth’s atmosphere, many voice such opinions that new alternative, yet sustainable method must be adopted to produce energy.
Angel Hsu A block Solar Energy 12/22/2015 “Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of coal and permanent renewable energy resources, like solar power. ”(Jimmy Carter, televised speech,1977) Just like what he said, we should develop other energy than fossil fuel because we will run out of it some days and fossil fuels are the main reason of global climate change.
Nuclear energy is something that we`ve all heard about. It carries risk and potential. When an atom (Uranium and Plutonium in nuclear power plants) is bombarded by neutrons, it can be split, causing fission. This fission releases more neutrons, which causes a chain reaction. Nuclear power plants use this use the heat that is created by fission to heat water that spins their turbines (“Nuclear Energy”).
Introduction In today’s world, most developing countries are in a race to build up the necessary infrastructure to scale up there operations and become the next global superpower. In this process, a lot of energy is consumed – be it for transportation, manufacturing or construction. This rapid growth of energy use seen over the past two decades have raised concerns for governments and energy-related organizations alike. Questions with regard to the supply, sustainability and exhaustion of energy sources abound, and while most developed countries have taken active steps to reduce consumption of scarce resources, the position of developing countries in this regard is still lacking.
Chapter 2: Efficiency and risks of nuclear energy: the efficiency of nuclear energy compared to fossil fuels and other sources of energy, the use of nuclear energy in civil and military sector and its distribution worldwide, the problems concerning nuclear waste storage, accidents, radioactivity 4. Chapter 3: Possible solution to the problem: nuclear power plant conversion, a process that requires time, increase the investments on renewable energies, the last discoveries in this solar, wind, hydroelectric sector 5. Conclusion: Nuclear energy is the bridge between fossil fuels and renewable energy, after efficiency/risk analysis we have to recognize that it should not become the energy of the XXI century. Thesis Plan for the
Scientists have found that renewable energy is a path towards the future for a clean and safe environment. Throughout all the studies and findings, there is a continuing fret whether people should be able to use a traditional way of energy or renewable energy, solar power. Solar energy is seen to be effective since there has progressively been more places that are benefiting from solar usage; however there are also some who disagree. Solar energy sources are derived from natural sources and is implicated throughout our daily lives. From the lights in the streets to the computers we use at home.
Economic- Fossil fuels are very important for the world economy as they take a large percentage of exports. Saudi Arabia (OEC) has a total of 83% of its exports of just crude petroleum, That is $526 Billion from just crude petroleum. The total exports of crude petroleum add up to $1.84 trillion. Crude Petroleum is the top export (OEC) of Saudi Arabia, Russia, Canada, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Norway, Venezuela, Kuwait, Nigeria and Iraq.
wind energy and solar energy are both renewable types of energy they create no pollution and are fully sustainable as they are both powered by natural sources and if there is no wind one day the solar panels can generate energy and if it 's cloudy another day the windmills can generate energy also the energy created during the summer can be sold to the grid for extra capital that can be used for field trips, renovations, etc. Geothermal heating systems are rated the most efficient and eco-friendly heating systems. The system works using buried coils that contain a liquid, typically a mix of water and antifreeze. The liquid is warmed to the same temperature as the earth and then runs through to the home where a compressor extracts the heat but not only that geothermal heating requires no fossil fuels so it is very eco-friendly LED lighting is an efficient and eco friendly lighting alternative because they waste much less energy in converting to light compare to incandescent lights which waste 90% of the energy to convert to heat not only that LED lights last up to 15-25 times longer that traditional light bulbs this makes LED a much better source of lights than others because it wastes less energy and it is more efficient at doing its job this is so much better for the environment because it uses less energy that other lighting sources
Oil is among the most important natural resources in the world. It is used to operate and power airplanes, cars, and to manufacture more than 6,000 products, like medicines and plastics. Even though petroleum based products make life easier- finding, producing, and moving them can harm the environment. Due to the sporadic distribution of oil, it is transported around the world on ships across the sea and by pipelines across the lands. According to the US Energy Information Act, about 59.5 percent of the crude oil and petroleum products used in the United States come from other countries, and only 46% of total oil consumption is for gasoline.
The problem is that the world is a very massive place, where we need a lot of energy to fulfil the basic needs of our lives. Through the years we have been presented with several different alternative energy source options, as the energy sources like fossil fuels works against the environment. Nuclear fission is one of the alternative energy sources which is considered to be the future energy source of the world, but just like any other things nuclear fission has several disadvantages and advantages, but it is our responsibility as a society to weigh those implications and come up with a solution which supports the world for the better. Nuclear fission is one of the things which still remains to have an uncertain future which is due to two
For instance, in Vietnam fossil fuels is the main fuels to address basic demand and for export, but in 2030 Vietnam