Different sources of energy

Different sources of energy

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  A presentation about: Different sourcesof energy
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  Nowadays,there are somany different sources of energy.The most well-known ones are: Nuclear energy Natural gas Solar power Wind power energy Biomass
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  Nuclear energy Nuclear energyis the use of exothermic nuclear processes to generate heat and electricity.It is also a low carbon power generation method of producing electricity.
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  Nuclear energy hasdisadvantages: It is a chemical weapon(bomb in HiroshimaNagashaki) Nuclear power plant accidents(Chernobil and Fukushima disaster) High cost:it needs a lot of investment to set up a nuclear power station Non Renewable:This energy uses uranium which is rare to be found in many countries.
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  Natural gas Natural gasis a fossil fuel formed when layers of buried plants and animals are exposed to intense heat and pressure over thousands of years.The energy that the plants originally obtained from the sun is stored in the form of carbon in natural gas.
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  Natural gas hasalso disadvantages: It creates greenhouse gas emissions It is renewable:but some people call it nonrenewable because it needs thousands of years to start forming under the ground again It is highly volatile and can be dangerous
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  Solar power Solar poweris the conversion of the energy from the sun to usable electricity.The most common source of solar power is photovoltaic cells which convert sunlight into electricity.It is renewable and it is not only used to generate electricity but also to heat water(solar water heaters)
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  Some disadvantages ofsolar power It cannot be created during the night It is also reduced during times of cloud cover(although energy is still produces in a cloudy day) Solar panels are expensive
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  Wind power energy Windpower is the conversion of wind into electricity.The most common form of wind power generation uses wind turbines which can be built at varying sizes to create varying amounts of electricity.It is a completely clean energy source,the turbines can be placed everywhere.
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  Wind power disadvantages: Likemany alternative energies,wind power is not always generated Wind turbines are very noisy
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  Biomass Biomass is abiological material derived from living or recently living organisms.It most often refers to plants or plantderived materials.Biomass creates no harmful carbon dioxide emissions and it is a clean energy and renewable.It also reduces landfills and can be used to create different products.
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  Disadvantages of biomass: Itis expensive And harmful to the environment It consumes more fuel Requires more land(so biomass products can be burnt)
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  So those arethe most well-known energy resources.Some of them have loads of disadvantages and some more advantages.The most of them produce fossil fuels so they participate in global warming.The “cleanest”one is wind power and it does not take part in global warming.