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There are no advantages.
The tidal power station is always better because it uses renewable energy. The tides will keep coming in tomorrow if we use them for electricity today. So the tidal power will last as long as the sea keeps moving.
The oil fired power station needs new oil all the time. Oil is a non-renewable resource. When we burn the oil, we have to go and find more for tomorrow. And oil is becoming harder and more expensive to find and produce.
Oil is a fossil fuel, and burning fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas contributes to the production of carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas..
Actually, there is one advantage - an oil fired power station can be built anywhere, not just by the sea or on a river
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What does natural gas devlop into Also where does it come from How is it transported?
Natural Gas develops a fossil fuel. Also it is transported by a power plant.
How is uranium used as a fossil fuel?
Uranium is not a fossil fuel; uranium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
What fossils can be formed from plant leaves a thin layer of carbon on rock?
A fossil fuel
What must occur for plant remains to be transformed into a fossil fuel?
the animals die first.
What are two things that burn fossil fuel?
Power stations and auto mobiles are two things that use fossil fuels.
What is the defeniton of a fossil fuel power plant?
A fossil fuel power plant is a system of devices for the conversion of fossil fuel energy to mechanical work or electric energy
What is the advantages of coal power plant?
Coal Advantage *World's most abundant fossil fuel; *Large resource base. *Relatively cheap to mine and transport by rail.
Do power plants burn fossil fuels?
Some power plants do. Any plant that burns oil, coal, or gas from underground resources could be considered a "fossil fuel" plant. There are however nuclear, solar, hydro-electric and wind powered power plants.
Is nuclear power a fossil fuel?
Nuclear power is NOT a fossil fuel.
How are a fossil fuel burning power plant and a nuclear plant similar?
They both use steam turbine/generators
Is nuclear power quite cheap to run?
The fuel cost is lower than for fossil fuel, so once the plant is built it tends to be run continuously on base load at full power, to take advantage of this. Taking the high building cost into account, there is probably not much difference overall between nuclear and fossil.
How does a nuclear power plant affect the people living around it?
It provides them with power, without polluting the environment like a fossil fuel power plant would.
Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuels with a nuclear power plant?
Both power plants generate electricity, but a fossil fuel power plant burns coal, oil, or gas to produce heat that boils water into steam to drive a turbine, while a nuclear power plant uses nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. Nuclear plants produce no greenhouse gas emissions, while fossil fuel plants do. However, nuclear plants produce radioactive waste that needs to be safely managed for a long time.
What is a steam generator used for in a fossil fuel power plant?
To convert the heat of combustion to steam which can be used in an engine.
Is solar power an fossil fuel?
no it is not
What is a fossil fuel power plant?
A fossil fuel power plant is a factory that generates electricity, sells it to the power companies, and they sell it to us.Power plants burn fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) to turn water into steam. This steam is used to spin the electricity turbines, generating electricity.Fossil fuel power plants have the big disadvantage of carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is building up in the atmosphere causing global warming.The opposite of a fossil fuel power plant is a renewable energy power plant, which generates electricity without any harmful carbon dioxide emissions. Renewable energy (solar, wind, water, hydro, tidal and wave, geothermal, ocean thermal, biomass, biofuel and hydrogen) is being used more and more around the world, replacing old polluting power stations.
How does fossil fuel work in a power plant?
Fossil fuel like coal or natural gas is brought to the power plant by trains. Then it is burned to heat water to make steam. The steam is under pressure and it wants to escape, so it is run through a turbine and the power of steam spins the turbine. The spinning turbine runs and electric generator that makes electricity.
