Friday, September 13, 2013

Pros and Cons of different methods of energy generation

Hydro
Pros:
-constant source of energy except durin droughts
-renewable
-low maintenance
clean energy generation

Cons:
-Destroys ecosystems in creating dams
-Do not generate electricity in droughts\
-Epensive to start

Wind
Pros:
-clean energy
-Renewable energy
-Opportunity to go in many areas
-relatively shear

Cons:
- enough wind to use 25% of the time
- Sub sonic nice drivers animals away
- noise also irritates people n causing them problems
- considered an eye soar
-not much electicity produces

Nuclear
Pros:
-high energy output
-clean energy source
-lots of uranium in high demand

Cons:
-people are scared after what happened at Chernobyl
-waste is radioactive
-dangerous if meltdowns occur

Solar
Pros:
-can be put many places
-low maintenance
-clean and environmentally friendly
-renewable

Cons:
-expensive
-not all places have enough sunlight
-not as much sun if different seasons
-must point at sun to produce max

Geothermal
Pros:
-renewable
-clean and renewable

Cons:
-can only be put u put in place where the earths crust is thin
-expensive

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