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    have the technology to get energy without the burning of fossil fuels. But some people say that non-renewable energy is too much money, and not as reliable compared to the burning of fossil fuel. What I was to find is if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of using solar energy, Hydroelectric, wind energy, and Nuclear energy for our energy sources. I also want to understand how each of the non-renewable energy systems work and what technology they use.…

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    analysis for qualitative listing of advantages, benefits, constraints and disadvantages from business service providers and customer’s point of view. Advantages : (1) Nanotechnology solar cells are expected to be highly efficient in conversion of light into electricity, easy to large scale fabrication and maintenance for business service providers. (2) Nano-solar cells and panels are efficient, durable and cost-effective for the customer point of view. (3) Nano-solar cells are expected to…

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    Solar is still expensive and the normal consumer would have to make a large investment to be able to obtain the amount of panels needed to make a difference in the consumption of their household. Many people with today’s economy cannot afford this option. Also electric vehicles are another option to lower emissions created by fuel powered cars and possibly in the future we will see more electric cars with homes run by solar power. Technology is always…

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    Hydrogen fuel cell cars 1. What is hydrogen fuel ? 2. The advantage and disadvantage of hydrogen fuel cell. 3. How economical is hydrogen fuel ? 4. What health factor does hydrogen fuel on the population. 5. Does hydrogen fuel adverse effect on the environment.? What is hydrogen fuel ? Hydrogen fuel is very common and abundant element in our universe , hydrogen is also a promising source of "clean" fuel on earth. It is very…

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    sources (altenergy.org). These alternative energy sources consist of nuclear energy, solar energy, wind energy, and hydroelectric energy.…

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    Our group project was based around up and coming solar technologies. The research we did as a group were framing ways that our world can collect the suns energy and make a useful output. I did my research on The Tesla Powerwall. Tesla Motors is an automobile manufacturer that has a concentration in electric motors. By producing cars with an electric motor is decreasing air pollution. The effects of air pollution are, and can be very devastating. Tesla thrives on making these motors silent and…

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    According to Renewable Energy for America, in 2011 wind turbines generated enough electricity to power 11 million homes and 3,464 new turbines were built. The article also states that wind turbines are able to pay for themselves after three to six months in a windy environment. Turbine farms usually consist of about 100 turbines and creates an average of 250 megawatts (MW). To put this in perspective, it takes less than 10kW for residential energy supply. Additionally, wind energy produces no…

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    source of energy with huge potential. Some disadvantages to wind power are the cost to place a turbine and the noise it makes. Turbines are a threat to wild life and wind is unpredictable, so it may not generate any power (Maehlum, 2013). Conowingo dam is a hydroelectric facility that provides clean energy to locals in the area. It offers a cheap source of energy to home and is constant source for energy. However hydroelectric facilities can have some disadvantages if a draught ever happens or…

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    In addition to not exhausting natural resources, their main advantage is, in most cases, total absence of almost any air emissions or waste products. In other words, Solar Energy can almost be considered as an absolute clean and safe energy source (Tsoutsos, et al.,2005). Not to mention the socioeconomic benefits, such as diversification and security of energy supply…

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    suggest that everyday energy used is from power plants, which stores energy to power a whole city. It is usually thought of renewable resources, such as water, the sun, wind, etc., to be nothing but ordinary resources. Without individuals really thinking about it, they can use the everyday resources to power energy through many types of technologies used today. People have created machinery that can use the renewable resources for energy. There may be disadvantages, but current energy sources…

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