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It does not release pollution such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide.
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What advantage does solar energy have over fossil fuels?
Solar energy emits no carbon dioxide emissions. It is free and renewable.
Explain how coal is a store of solar energy?
Coal is composed of old plant material that was chemically altered over the course of millions of years. The coal contains energy from sunlight that the plants captured and stored via photosynthesis.
What is the relationship between coal and solar power?
They can both be used to generate electricity. Coal is solar energy trapped by plants millions of year ago. It contains toxic materials including mercury that is released into the atmosphere when it is burned. The carbon dioxide removed over millions of years is released quickly into the atmosphere. Solar power is clean but cannot be cheaply stored to provide energy on cloudy days and at night. It may be cheaper to combine solar and coal energy sources to overcome the limitations of both. For instance solar thermal energy can be used to turn coal into gas, which can be cleaned to remove toxic chemicals. The solar-gas can be stored to generate clean energy 24 hours a day. A further description of how this might be done, combining solar and coal energy is here: http://blog.gerbilnow.com/2011/11/energy-business-opportunity.html
What is an advantage of using coal power over solar power to generate electricity?
In some parts of the world, there is NO sun (to speak of) for as much as six months! In these areas, solar power is out of the question, unless there is a monstrously large storage system that can hold the energy during the six months of sunlight!
Which is an advantage of using coal over petroleum as a source of energy in the US?
Coal burns cleaner than petroleum. It is also abundant in the United States and all over the world, and petroleum is less so.
How did the solar energy get stored in the fossil fuels?
When the trees and vegetation were growing they took in solar energy through photosynthesis. This energy was stored in the plants as hydrocarbons. It remains there as the plants, over millions of years, become fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Where is coal used to produce energy?
All over the world. Coal is still a major source of energy, besides petroleum and petroleum products, while hydro, nuclear, wind, solar and biofuels are relatively minor (but hopefully increasing, as a percentage of overall energy sources, in the near future).
What advantage does solar power have over biomass?
Solar power produces no carbon dioxide
What is an advatage of using coal power over solar power to generate electricity?
coal power can be generated at night
What is an advantage of nuclear power plants over coal power plant?
Coal Power plants are cheaper to build.
What is an advantage of coal power plants over nuclear power plants?
Coal Power plants are cheaper to build.
What type of energy such as solar energy or wind energy that can be used over and over is what?
Renewable sources of energy.
