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Ya, its less expensive & doesn't use fossil fuels.
ANS2:"Better" is a funny word.If you dam up a river to fill a lake necessary to produce electricity, what have you done to that river's ecosystem? Is there sufficient hydroelectric energy to run the economy? Coal is abundant and can supply energy to places that cannot benefit from hydroelectric power so, that makes it better in most of those places.
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What energy transfers happen when coal is turned in to electric?
when coal burns the energy change is chemical -------------> electrical
How does coal work?
when coal is burned.Electricity from coal is the electric power made from the energy stored in coal. Carbon, made from ancient plant material, gives coal most of its energy. This energy is released when coal is burned.
How energy is coal converted to electricity?
Electricity from coal is the electric power made from the energy stored in coal. Carbon, made from ancient plant material, gives coal most of its energy. This energy is released when coal is burned.
What happens to burning coal?
Electric power is made from the energy stored in coal. Carbon gives coal most of its energy. This energy is released when coal is burned. The burning coal heats water in a boiler, creating steam. The Steam then powers an engine called a turbine, transforming heat energy from burning coal into mechanical energy that spins the turbine engine. The spinning turbine is used to power a generator which turns mechanical energy into electric energy. Then this electrical energy is is transferred to different power stations. which we then use for:heating,cooling,cooking,lighting,transportation,communication,farming,industry,healthcare,and much more!
What provides you with energy?
Glucose supplies energy to the body. Wind, Solar, Water. Nuclear, and coal/petroleum products provide energy to homes and businesses. Electric and gasoline provide energy for vehicles.
What gives off more energy Anthracite coal or bituminous coal?
Anthracite coal, it insulates the heat energy better and has more light energy when lit.
What is a four letter word for source of electric energy?
Coal, wind
What is the energy transfer for a steam engine?
The energy source, usually coal is burned. The heat that is produced from this process is then used to boil water which becomes pressurized. The water vapor pressure then moves turbines to translate from kinetic to electric energy.
What energies are electrical energy produced from?
Strictly speaking, energy can't be produced - only changed from one form to another. Electrical energy you can get from batteries, where chemical energy is turned into electric energy. Or hydroelectric energy, where the force of running water(potential energy turns to kinetic energy and into electricity) is used to turn a turbine, which spins a generator, which turns out electric energy. Or something like a coal or oil fueled power plant, where coal or oil is burned to create steam, with the steam then turning a turbine, which spins a generator, which turns out electric energy. There you go from chemical energy, to thermal energy, to kinetic energy to electric energy.
What percentage of the worlds energy is supplied by coal?
According to the Energy Information Agency, an agency under the Department of Energy, almost half of the world's energy consumption for electric power generation is from coal.
Why is geothermal energy better than coal?
i think it is better because geothermal energy help people with a lot of things and coal doesn't because its bad.
How do you use fossils and nuclear energy?
To produce electric energy for industrial and industrial purpose etc. E.g coal
