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Generating Electricity Sustainably - Coggle Diagram
Generating Electricity Sustainably
Hydroelectric
Fully renewable
Flexible output
Zero emissions
Can have dual purpose and serve as flood control, irrigation support, and provide clean drinking water
Solar
Zero emission operation
Long-lasting
Completely renewable
Infrastructure can be made virtually anywhere at any scale
Wind
Cost-effective
Fully renewable
Zero carbon emissions
Can be installed nearly anywhere
Nuclear
Relatively small land footprint to other forms for same energy generation
Zero carbon emissions
Extremely small waste output
24/7 generation
Biofuel
Can/could replace non-electric functions of fossil fuels such as in agriculture, flight or space travel
Replacing fossil fuels means carbon from the main cycle gets recycled rather than being added from the earth's long-term storage
Can reduce emissions over fossil fuels
Geothermal
Very renewable with proper managment
Small land footprint
Zero emission production
24/7 generation
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Office of Nuclear Energy. (2021, March 31). 3 reasons why nuclear is clean and sustainable. Energy.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from
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