Richard P. Balbutin Jr.

Grade 11-Arcturus
WHAT IS IT? HOW DOES IT RENEWABLE/NON- ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
WORK? RENEWABLE
Coal The coal is burnt Non-renewable Australia has Requires mining,
to heat water. large reserves of produces sulfur
The steam spins coal, cheap to dioxide when
a turbine, produce burnt and CO2
generating emissions,Limited
electricity in supply
Natural Gas Under high Non-renewable Lower Is limited in
pressure, the gas greenhouse supply, difficult
is burnt emissions than and costly to drill
producing a hot coal, easy to to find explosive,
stream of gas transport and require lots of
that spins a store water for cooling.
turbine to
generate
electricity
Hydro Water Renewable No CO2 Can affect natural
movement is emissions, not river flow and
channeled past a limited in supply fish movements,
turbine, spinning tidal basins can
it to generate silt up, wave
electricity stations are
subject to
corrosivity and
expensive
Solar The solar cells Renewable NO CO2 Needs sunlight
change the emissions, has to be stored
sunlight into instant electricity in batteries if not
electricity used immediately
Biomass Gas or vegetable Renewable Reduce waste of Requires suitable
matter is burnt organic material land and water
to heat water. and landfill, resources to
The steam spins helps to reduce grow crops
a turbine CO2 emissions
generating
electricity
Nuclear Uranium is split Non-renewable No CO2 Requires mining,
by a process of emissions, thermal heat
nuclear fission. efficient pollution,
The heat is used radiation,
to produce radioactive
steam, to drive a wastes, requires
turbine and lots of water
generate
electricity
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Geothermal Water is heated Renewable No CO2 emissions, Often in remote

over hot rocks deep can be used with areas requiring lots
underground. The minimal of infrastructures in
steam generated is disturbance to development and
used to drive a surrounding to connect to the
turbine to generate activities, instant electricity grid
electricity. electricity
Wind When the blades Renewable No CO2 emissions, Needs consistent
spin, they turn a inexpensive to wind supply, can
shaft leading to a produce and no interfere with
rotor inside a limit to supply bird/bat
generator. This movement, low
generates frequency noise
electricity emission, some TV/
radio interference