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What are some similarities between renewable and non-renewable energy sources?
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∙ 13y ago
In general, non-renewable power plants cost less money to set up initially. However, they release carbon dioxide and other polluting emissions which have to be paid for (in many countries). They also have ongoing fuel supply and transport costs every year. So after a few years fossil fuel power stations are costing more than renewable stations.
Renewable energy power stations (wind farms, solar PV arrays, ConcentratedSolar Towers etc) cost more to set up, but after that they have only maintenance costs. They don't have to pay for carbon emissions. They don't have to buy coal, oil or natural gas. So demand for fossil fuels is reduced. The land and environment is not being damaged as much as before. So renewable energy is practically free compared to non-renewable energy.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoBoth solar and nuclear power plants are friendly to environment. Solar energy is renewable primary source of energy. Nuclear energy although, by definition, not renewable energy source but it can be considered almost renewable primary energy source because of the availability of tremendous uranium resources besides the production of additional fuel (as plutonium) when nuclear fuel is irradiated in the reactors.
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∙ 13y agothey both end up producing energy
What both? that's what answers.com is for for u 2 tell people what those both things are!! duhhh
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∙ 15y agoit basically explains itself. renewable-it can be renewed and used again. nonrenewable-once you use it, you cannot renew it to re-use it
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∙ 12y agoBoth are used to generate electrical energy for our world!
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Because renewable sources can be replenished (apex) because we will not run out of them
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