Advantages and Disadvantages of Fuels
Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Fuels
Solar Energy:
Advantages:
-Energy is free although there is a building cost.
-Causes no pollution, however, energy may go into machines that produce pollution.
-Solar energy can be used in remote areas where it is too expensive to extend the electricity power grid.
-Estimated that the worlds oil reserves will last for 30-40 years whereas solar energy is infinite.
Disadvantages:
-Solar energy can only be harnessed when it is daytime and sunny.
-Solar panels are quite expensive to manufacture and buy.
-Solar power stations to collect energy but they will not match output of other power stations, expensive and difficult.
-Relies on the climate, in the UK won’t be as effective due to cloudy skies and little sun.
-Energy produced isn’t very much and is not effective as other fuels.
Wind Energy:
Advantages:
-The wind is free and with modern technology it can be captured efficiently.
-Once a wind turbine is built the energy it produces does not cause green house gases or other pollutants.
- Although wind turbines can be very tall each takes up only a small plot of land. This means that the land below can still be used. This is especially the case in agricultural areas as farming can still continue.
-Many people find wind farms an interesting feature of the landscape, although opinions contrast.
-Remote areas that are not connected to the electricity power grid can use wind turbines to produce their own supply.
Disadvantages:
-The strength of the wind is not constant and it varies from zero to storm force. This means that wind turbines do not produce the same amount of electricity all the time. There will be times when they produce no electricity at all.
-Many people feel that the countryside should be left untouched, without these large structures being built. The landscape should left in its natural form for everyone to enjoy.
-Noise pollution - wind turbines are noisy. Each
Solar Energy:
Advantages:
-Energy is free although there is a building cost.
-Causes no pollution, however, energy may go into machines that produce pollution.
-Solar energy can be used in remote areas where it is too expensive to extend the electricity power grid.
-Estimated that the worlds oil reserves will last for 30-40 years whereas solar energy is infinite.
Disadvantages:
-Solar energy can only be harnessed when it is daytime and sunny.
-Solar panels are quite expensive to manufacture and buy.
-Solar power stations to collect energy but they will not match output of other power stations, expensive and difficult.
-Relies on the climate, in the UK won’t be as effective due to cloudy skies and little sun.
-Energy produced isn’t very much and is not effective as other fuels.
Wind Energy:
Advantages:
-The wind is free and with modern technology it can be captured efficiently.
-Once a wind turbine is built the energy it produces does not cause green house gases or other pollutants.
- Although wind turbines can be very tall each takes up only a small plot of land. This means that the land below can still be used. This is especially the case in agricultural areas as farming can still continue.
-Many people find wind farms an interesting feature of the landscape, although opinions contrast.
-Remote areas that are not connected to the electricity power grid can use wind turbines to produce their own supply.
Disadvantages:
-The strength of the wind is not constant and it varies from zero to storm force. This means that wind turbines do not produce the same amount of electricity all the time. There will be times when they produce no electricity at all.
-Many people feel that the countryside should be left untouched, without these large structures being built. The landscape should left in its natural form for everyone to enjoy.
-Noise pollution - wind turbines are noisy. Each