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.