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Why are fossil fuels used to generate electricity in favor of renewable energy?
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∙ 11y ago
The basic reason why is because of infrastructure costs and the unknown. With fossil fuel plants the running and maintenance costs are predictable and because they have been around for such a long time their useful life spans and life cycles are well known. As for renewable and green energy such as solar, it's relatively new compared to fossil fueled plants, not a lot of data on life cycle costs has been gathered as well as very high investment costs have held back many companies from implementing renewable energy. You will expect in the future to see more renewable energy projects such as solar energy as the price of solar panels has dropped dramatically over the last few years and scientists are working on creating liquid batteries to store solar energy when there is no sunlight. The near future for renewable energy is very promising.
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Give two examples of where renewable energy resources could be used instead of fossil fuels?
What can you use hydro power for?
Most hydro power is used to generate electricity, which then replaces non-renewable energy from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Is wind a fossil energy?
Sort of.Wind turbines generate electricity,wich is a fossil fuel.
How is global temperature increasing?
It's increasing because we are still burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) to generate electricity. We need to move to renewable energy.
What would likely extend the Earth's supply of a non-renewable resource?
Moving to renewable energy for electricity would extend the Earth's supply of the fossil fuel oil.
What does Australia use wind energy for?
Wind energy is harnessed to produce renewable electricity. This replaces non-renewable electricity from greenhouse-gas-polluting fossil fuel power stations.
What are some renewable resources that could replace fossil fuels?
Solar power could be used to generate electricity instead of burning coal or oil.Dammed water could be used to generate electricity (Hydro-electric power) instead of burning fossil fuels.
How do fossil fuels nuclear energy and solar energy generate electricity in the same way?
becase there weird
Why are bio-fuels becoming a popular alternative source of energy?
Biofuels are renewable and have no carbon footprint, unlike fossil fuels. They can be used in transport and to generate electricity without adding to global warming.
What is a renewable resource used for the generation of electricity.?
fossil fuels used gor heating water to produce steam which further runs turbine to generate electricity
What is the electricity generated by magnetism?
Electricity produced by magnetism is called induced voltage. It is by induction, the passage of a magnetic field across a conductor, that a voltage will be induced ("caused" or "made to happen") in that conductor.
Why is using wind to generate energy a good idea?
Wind is a renewable energy. It has no carbon dioxide pollution like fossil fuels, so it adds nothing to global warming. Once it is set up the electricity is free for ever.
