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    Why renewable power sources are better than nuclear power? Nuclear power is the most productive power source. However‚ there are several ongoing debates around the efficiency and the usage of nuclear power. Several factors such as the catastrophes in Chernobyl and Fukushima and the depleting of coal and gas reserves have led to the idea behind the renewable power sources. The renewable power sources are the future of the energy production in the world. Renewable energy is the energy that

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    Renewable Energy for a Better Future By Sulthan Muhammad Yusa / 8W5 Energy shortage is a major issue everywhere in the world‚ but in Indonesia‚ it is not only a major issue‚ but also an urgent problem that needs to be resolved soon‚ otherwise Indonesia will be in very big trouble in the near future. It is true that the government has the program “10‚000 MW projects” for building a new power plant‚ but there are too many obstacles for it to be successful in the short term. The diagram shows the

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    SP-3407 Renewable Energy Comparison of Renewable energy resources 1 Lecture Slides will be posted to the gmail site: sp3407re@gmail.com Password: SP123456 Created by Diane Chan (former UBD student) 2 Leading renewable energy resources 1 Wind Energy 2 Biomass Energy 3 Geothermal Energy 4 Hydro Energy 5 Solar Energy 3 Main Characteristics of Different Technologies[1] Category Biomass Conversion System Scale Range‚ MWe Efficiency‚ % Combustion/stand alone 20.0 – 100.0 20–40 (elect.)

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    fuels is one of the main perpetrator of such damage to the environment and in response‚ renewable energy is on the rise. Describe why you chose your project and whom it would be helping Renewable energy is often not efficient and powerful enough compared to traditional power sources; the disadvantage present in energy systems such as solar and wind fail to win the energy revolution against the oil-based economy. The damage to the environment is a threat to life on Earth and we can no longer afford

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    Renewable energy‚ a source of energy that holds a significant promise to help reduce the amount of toxins that are by-product of too much energy use and bring a positive impact on our planet that we currently use as our source of energy.These include energy from water(Hydropower)‚ wind‚ the sun(solar power)‚ geothermal sources‚ and biomass fuel. In contrast‚ fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas are non-renewable‚it’s finite and will some day run out completely. One of the most common renewable

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    remember‚ the result of the world destruction has been prevalent all around us. The Four Scientific principles of sustainability is the overall flow of a normal life cycle‚ however‚ the world is far from the natural way life was intended. Controlling how we behave in our surroundings helps in the functions of everyday life. Nature has dealt with the conditions and maintains the flow of solar energy‚ biodiversity‚ population control‚ and nutrient cycling through these obstacles for billions of years

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    the four principles of sustainability and discuss. Reliance on Solar Energy: the sun warms the planet and supports photosynthesis used by plants to provide for us and other animals. Biodiversity: a great variety of genes‚ species‚ ecosystems‚ and ecological processes have provided many ways to adapt to changing environmental conditions throughout the 3.7-billion-year history of life on the earth. Population Control: competition for limited resources among n species places a limit on how much any

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    Energy Resources and its Management First Mr. Ankit Kumar Sharma‚ Second Mr. Arpit Kapoor‚ and Third Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav ankit_krishnaa@yahoo.in‚ arpitknp@gmail.com‚ anilyadav07@rocketmail.com Assistant Professor‚ Deptt. Of Electrical Engg.‚ JNU‚ Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU‚ Jaipur ABSTRACT The present energy needs of the world are supplied by the drastic use of non-renewable sources of energy‚ which are mainly the

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    Urgent need for renewable energy Introduction In today’s world the most important thing human’s need is electricity. Without electricity most of the modern equipment would not work. Similarly fuel is needed to power transportation devices. Natural recourses such as coal‚ oil and natural gas are the basis for producing energy for all kinds of devices. Due to the extensive use of these resources they now face extinction. These resources are classified as non-renewable resources. In this report

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    TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES SIDE BY SIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES: WHICH ONE IS MORE LIKELY TO WIN THE BATTLE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DECADES? Assuming that the energy is a vital asset for the human being‚ it’s really hard to answer this question‚ because both of them have advantages and disadvantages. When I read for the first time this question I immediately thought that renewable energy sources would win‚ but then I realize that it can’t‚ because this kind of energy is not able to generate

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