Renewable energy sources are crucial in the modern quest for sustainable power. Wind energy harnesses the power of wind through turbines, converting kinetic energy into electricity without emitting harmful substances.
Wind Energy: Wind energy is an energy source that converts the energy of wind into electricity by rotating one or more turbines.
Disdvanatges:No harmful substances when solar cells generate electricity.
Hydroelectric Energy: Store water in a reservoir behind a dam.Flow of water tun the blades of turbine to generate electrical energy.
Disadvantages: During the construction of hydroelectric dams ,the damming can causes extensive flooding in large areas of forest,wildlife habitats and farmland.It also prevent the flow of sediments and nutrients down river.
Conversion:Kinetic energy >Electrical energy
Solar Energy: in sunlight can be directly converted into electrical energy by solar cells
Disadvantages: No harmful substances are produced when solar cells generate electricity
Conversion:Light energy >Electrical energy
Geothermal Energy : Geothermal energy is derived fro hot rocks deep underground in volcanic area.
Disadvantages: Some types of geothermal power station extract poisonous substances such as hydrogen sulfide from deep underground. This causes land around these geothermal power station to be able to sink and causes damage to buildings and roads.
Conversion: Heat > Kinetic energy >Electrical energy
Biofuels: Biofuels are derived from animal and plant matter such as water hyacinth and sugar cane.
Conversion: Energy conversion for biofuels as an energy source is the same as fossil fuels.
Disadvantages: Biofuels will produce carbon dioxide when it is burnt, contributing to the heat trappeed in the earth' atmosphere. Plants that produce these biofuels take in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
