“Alternative sources of Energy" In the not-too-distant future -- with regard to history’s time-line -- there will come a point when oil that is fossil fuels will have been depleted. However‚ waiting until supplies are exhausted would place a major hardship upon future energy demands. Even the existence of other conventional sources such as hydropower‚ wind energy and biomass will not suffice keeping in mind the rapid advancement. It is therefore imperative to look for alternative sources of energy
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Describe and explain how the use of Fossil fuels may affect the environment and discuss measures‚ which could be taken to reduce the harmful consequences Fossil fuels include gasoline‚ oil‚ coal‚ or natural gas. Whenever we burn them‚ more pollutant gases are emitted into the atmosphere. They are burned to run cars and trucks‚ heat homes and business and power factories and are responsible for about 98% of U.S carbon dioxide emissions‚ 24% of methane emissions and 18% of nitrous oxide emissions.
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Using ethanol as an alternate fuel‚ or fuel extender includes a heterogenous agglomeration of advantages and disadvantages. On cars: ethanol is preferable to lead as an octane booster. A 10% addition of ethanol to petrol is more effective than lead at boosting octane rating (+2.5) and making car run smoother. It’s cheaper than lead‚ and ethanol-blended fuels leave no gummy deposits‚ thus keeps engine clean. Although a minimal 10% ethanol blend should be compatible with internal combustion engines
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Alternative Fuel 1 Alternative Fuel Sources Priscilla Townsend Unit 4 Environmental Science Everest University Sherry Ogg September 4‚ 2010 Alternative Fuel 2 For many years automobile companies have been coming up with new ideas for gasoline alternatives to fuel vehicles. These alternatives have the tendency to be better on the environment and somewhat energy efficient. Of three of the many alternatives to using gasoline to power vehicles are ethanol‚ electric vehicles and solar
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Fossil fuels are being used up at a faster rate than they can regenerate. The British Petroleum report provides alarming figures. At the current rate of consumption‚ the coal reserves on Earth will be spent within 110 years. Global reserves of oil and natural gas are even lower‚ and will be spent within the next fifty years respectively. Despite these statistics suggest that fossil fuels are a reliable long-term energy source‚ these numbers are misleading. Due to global population and energy
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economic value we assign to goods does not correlate to the real value of a product. The real value of a product should consider the availability of the resource and the effect the product will have. A perfect
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Name Teacher Class Date Alternative Fuels Today’s environment is polluted with many carbon and other pollutions harmful to humans and the environment. Many of these pollutions are mostly from transportation vehicles. More dangers are rising‚ causing global warming and health risks to be increased at a higher probability of it occurring. With gasoline becoming scarce and an abundant amount of pollution in the environment‚ transportation companies need to enforce and search for better ways that
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Name of Student: FINAL EXAM Please enter your name in the upper right cell. Read the directions carefully. Note that the exam is worth a maximum of 15 points (15% of your course grade). Some items are required‚ and some offer choices of which ones to complete. Responses must be in your own words (no copied content or quotations allowed) in the cells provided; the cells will expand downward as you type. You do not need to cite sources for this test‚ especially because no copied content is permitted
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Alternative Fuels This day in age‚ one of the world’s main concerns is energy. Currently‚ we rely on petroleum to run our cars‚ and household central heat‚ and electricity in our homes. Petroleum is not only limited‚ but it is also dirtying up the world’s air‚ and depleting the ozone layer as it is burned. Alternative fuels are one of the worlds most talked about issues‚ and many solutions have been brought forth‚ yet none of them have been sophisticatedly acted upon. Through the list of pros
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[Energy resources]: The 2 broad types Pros and Cons of each type Ways in which they are harnessed There two main types of energy these are: 1. Potential energy 2. Kinetic energy Potential energy Potential energy is energy stored due to position. The following are some example in which potential energy can be found. 1. Wound-up spring When a spring of a dock work toy car unwinds‚ the stored energy in the spring drives the wheels and the car moves. The wound-up spring is said to posse potential
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