The Pros And Cons Of Renewable Energy

Register to read the introduction… Energy is releases when uranium nucleus undergoes nuclear fission. The energy released is in the form of thermal energy. The thermal energy is used to boil water and the steam produced drives a turbine to generate electricity. The Efficiency is 30-40%. The environmental impacts are does not produce CO2 or SO2, causes very little pollution when it is operating normally. Produces radioactive waste which needs careful disposal, Risks of disastrous accidents like Chernobyl, Ukraine 1986 and Fukushima Daiichi, Japan 2011.

I personally would choose the hydroelectric power plant method as it is the most effective, least effective to the environment and it is economically viable for South Africa.
The Gariep Dam is an example of hydroelectric power in South Africa, the company that runs that plant is Eskom, and the plant is very successful producing large amounts of power.
The Wind Turbines in Port Elizabeth are used to create kinetic and the turbines are strong enough to power a small town. The Coelga Wind Farm was the first wind farm built in South Africa which was built in the Eastern Cape; due to the success of the wind farm many more were built. The problem with wind turbines is they can't be used in a place such as Gauteng, because the wind is minimal and the wind turbines can't be turned and no power can be