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Coal is less expensive than oil and will be more plentiful in years to come
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Benifits of solar energy?
The benefits are that it is free as you produce solar energy from the sun, it is environmental friendly as you do not burn, gas, coal or fuel to produce it, and if you produce extra energy you can feed this back in the national grid and get paid for it
What are examples of nonrenewable energy resources and why are they not renewable?
gas because we have to burn coal or something to get gas and there's no unlimited coal therefore without that we can't produce it
What is a way to produce heat energy?
Burn a fossil fuel like coal or oil, or use uranium in a nuclear reactor
How does coal become power?
When you burn coal it becomes energy.
How is fossil fuels used to produce energy?
when we burn fossil fuels such as oil,gas and coal we produce heat.This can be used to fuel power plants which is where most of our energy for electronic devices and heating are funded
What is produced when you burn coal oil and gas?
heat energy is produced when you burn coal,oil and natral gas
How do you convert chemical to mechanical?
Coal is a chemical compound which contains chemical energy. To convert coal into mechanical energy, you use it (burn it) to produce heat and use the heat to boil water, the steam from which will drive a steam engine which delivers mechanical energy.
Is burning coal mechanical energy?
Burning coal is thermal energy. It can be used to produce mechanical energy.
Is coal energy non renewable?
coal is non-renwable because you burn it
Why is coal energy non renewable?
coal is non-renwable because you burn it
Why do you need coal?
We use coal to burn. Coal is a store of energy that can be used for direct heating. running boilers. turbines for electricity, gas can also be extracted from it. and it is cheap. coal ca be replaced wit nuclear energy which can produce energy. However the coal lobby is very powerful and certain country's stand to lose a lot of money if it is left in the ground.
How does the energy source coal work?
The energy in coal is chemical energy. The usual way to extract it is to burn the coal converting it to heat energy. This can then be turned into electrical energy Fuels like gasoline and coal are sources of energy which means they store energy
