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Differences between non-renewable and renewable energies - Coggle Diagram
Differences between non-renewable and renewable energies
Renewable
Solar Energy:
Pros: Reduce your carbon footprint
Reduce electricity bill
Cons: Buying panels can be expensive
Only works when the sun is up
Biomass:
Pros: Waste reduction
It is reliable
Cons: Some adverse environmental impact
Need a lot of space
Wind Energy:
Pros: Clean Source of Power
Efficient use of Land.
Low operating Costs
Cons: Wind Reliability
Noise and visual pollution
Some advertise environmental pollution
Hydropower:
Pros: Can meet peak electricity demand
Pairs well with other renewables
Cons: Expensive up-front
Not enough available reservoirs
Geothermal
Pros: Environmentally friendly
Works regardless of weather conditions
Cons: High up-front costs
Excavation required
Non-Renewable
Coal:
Pros: Abundance of coal
Cheap
Cons: Global warming
Not sustainable
Oil:
Pros: Oil energy is cheap
Can be used straight after extraction
Cons: oil energy is a finite resource.
Takes a long time to replenish
Natural Gas
Pros: Natural gas is abundant.
Non-renewable fuel, supply cannot be replaced for millennia
Emits carbon dioxide when burned
Contains 80-95% methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG)
Explosive, potentially dangerous
Concentrated sources require long distance transmission and transportation
Energy penalties at every stage of production and distribution
Requires extensive pipelines to transport over land
Cons: Emits carbon Dioxide which is bad for the environment.
Delivery infrastructure already exists
End use appliances already widespread
Used extensively for power generation as well as heat
Cleanest of all the fossil fuels
Burns quite efficiently
Emits 45% less CO2 than coal
Nuclear
Pro: Low in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Production of large amounts of energy
Cons: It is dangerous if not handled correctly
Radioactive Waste Disposal