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Energy Resources, How each of the resources is used to produce energy -…

- - - - Renewable: Bioethanol and wood are obtained from growing plants, biogas from the recycling of waste products.
      - Growing more plants produces carbon dioxide
      - Potentially a plentiful supply
    - - Carbon dioxide and other toxic gases are produced when burnt
      - A lot of land is needed to grow crops for fuel
      - Potential removal of natural ecosystems to grow fuel crops
  - - - Does not produce carbon dioxide
      - Unlimited supply as uses the heat from the Earth as the power source
    - - Can be expensive to install
      - Only certain areas have suitable conditions
  - - - Does not produce carbon dioxide
      - Water can be reused for ocher purposes
    - - Building of dams impacts the natural flow of
      - Villages and ecosystems may be destroyed when dams and reservoirs are built
  - - - Does not produce carbon dioxide
      - Tidal movements do not dependent on weather conditions
    - - Limited coastal areas
      - Impacts on the tourists industry and local fishers
  - - - It uses renewable power
      - Doesn't produce CO2
    - - Not all countries have sea, so it is limited to some areas
      - Large amounts of resources needed since it is not very efficient.
  - - - Doesn´t produce carbon dioxide
      - It is renewable because the sun isn´t a limited resource
    - - It is just efficient when the sun reaches the panel, under some especific weather conditions
      - Only generates at daylight
      - It contaminates the view
      - The panels damages the local ecosystems
  - - - Does not produce carbon dioxide
      - Uses a renewable resource
    - - Not all locations are suitables
      - Generation only occurs in certain conditions (at certain wind speeds)
      - Visual impact
      - Uses a large area
- - - - Small amount of fuels= large amount of energy produced.
      - Employs people (can work on the power plant)
      - Doesn´t produce co2
    - - There is al imited suply
      - Waste can´t be recycled
      - Risk of radiation: impact of human wealth and on the environment
  - - - Plentiful supply in some locations.
      - Extraction provides jobs.
      - Existing technology: the fuel is available for most countries to use
    - - Carbon dioxide and toxic gases when burnt (impacting on climate change)
      - Extraction causes damage to local area
      - Limited supply: prices will rise as the supplies get
        smaller