Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy's

By: Tyler Smith

The world has lost power and these are some of the

things we could use…

Solar Energy(Advantages)

It is powered by the sun so it is very renewable

It is non-polluting It can provide very abundant power

source for everybody It is virtually free after buying the solar

panels and batteries

Solar Energy(Disadvantages)

It takes up a lot of space If cloudy not a lot of power is

generated You need batteries to store the power At night the sun is not out so there is

no power generated

Wind Power(Advantages)

Wind will always be here The turbines are made in America Non-polluting The turbines can be placed on land or

water

Wind Power(Disadvantages)

If the turbines are to close together they will interfere with each other

It costs a lot of money The massive blades kill a lot of birds Wind will always be here but there may

not be a lot of wind

Coal(Advantages)

It is a very cheap source of electricity compared to nuclear and natural gases

There is a plentiful supply of it for everyone even in foreign countries

It is American made so we don’t have to import it

Coal(Disadvantages)

It would ruin all of our forests and we would have nothing left of them

It involves many dangerous jobs Carbon monoxide is released from coal

beds Thousands are killed world wide each

year from coal mining It causes a lot of air pollution to burn

coal

Hydroelectric energy(Advantages)

It is very renewable and it doesn’t pollute the air

Water that runs through the hydroelectric dams is free

Relatively low maintenance is required The technology is reliable and has been

proven to work over time

Hydroelectric energy(Disadvantages)

Many fish are killed trying to get through the dams

Areas farther down from the dam usually have low water

Behind the dam there are often floods Very expensive to put the dam in

Gas/Oil/Propane(Fossil Fuels)(Advantages)

There are already propane generators We use propane for heat, gas for our

cars and oil for most machines already, why not our homes

It gives us a reliable source of energy It gives us a lot of energy for a little

fuel

Gas/Oil/Propane(Fossil Fuels)(Disadvantages)

They are all non-renewable They all pollute Fossil fuels will never come back they

are made up of dead decaying plants in the ground

Bio-Fuel(Advantages)

It is non-toxic It is better to transport because it does

not explode easy It doesn’t take a lot of energy to make

biofuel

Bio-Fuel (Disadvantages)

Some Biofuels are bad for the environment

It comes from plants if there are no plants there is no bio-fuel

Geothermal(Advantages)

The earth’s temperature already reaches 12000°F imagine us using that for our own heat

It is non-polluting It does not need big things like solar

panels or windmills

Geothermal(Disadvantages)

It is not available in many places of the world

There is not much power from each vent

You have to replace the vents very frequently

You need a big water supply

Nuclear Energy(Advantages)

It pollutes very little It produces a lot more energy than

fossil fuels It can generate power 24/7 unlike solar

Nuclear Energy(Disadvantages)

It uses a lot of radioactive materials If there is a disaster lots of people can

die from it

My OpinionI think that if all energy is lost on the world that solar energy would be better. It is very expensive to buy the panels and batteries but once you get them it is very inexpensive. Solar energy will always be here because every morning the sun comes up.