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How does sunlight indirectly generate coal?
It powered the plants until they died millions of years ago, to eventually become coal.
How does the sunlight indirectly generate coal?
It powered the plants until they died millions of years ago, to eventually become coal.
Why should we use solar energy for fossil fuels?
In contrast, fossil fuels can have a significant impact on water resources: both coal mining and natural gas drilling can pollute sources of drinking water, and all thermal power plants, including those powered by coal, gas, and oil, withdraw and consume water for cooling.
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
Why do spacecraft use solar cells to generate electricity rather than burning coal?
Spacecraft use solar cells to generate electricity because coal combustion requires oxygen, which is limited in space. Solar cells can convert sunlight directly into electricity without the need for oxygen, making them a more practical and reliable choice for spacecraft power generation.
Why are solar power plants better than coal fired power plants?
because solar power is better for the earth. coal is a fossil fuel so it is getting scarce. wind powered is the best to use.
How was the Titanic powered?
The Titanic was powered by 24 double-ended and 5 single-ended coal-powered boilers
What power resources do the US and Canada have?
Crude oil, natural gas, Wind turbines and water powered turbines, coal and coal oil power plants, solar energy etc.
When was the first coal powered boat made?
Coal was invented in 2001, and the first coal powered boat was invented in 2008. it sank.
What is the fuel for powered Minecarts in Minecraft?
Powered Minecarts are powered by coal or charcoal.
How common are coal powered plants?
Coal powered electricity generating plants are quite common. Here in the provice of Ontario (where I live and type) I know that approximately one third of the electricity in the provice is generated by coal power (the other thirds being nuclear and hydroelectric).
Before 1820 most factories and mills in the US powered by?
it was powered by coal
How is electricity generated in south south?
Power Plants! Fossil fired / coal fired Nuclear No Hydro electrical No Wind powered Solar Panels in some houses
What is powered by coal?
steam boats and steam trains use coal power
How was the Titanic powerd?
Titanic was coal powered
What is a steamship powered by?
In the beginning the steamship (SS) was powered by coal, then later they changed to oil.
What gives us electricity?
Power stations, which can either be coal, gas, nuclear powered. Green power such as wind, wave and solar power can also be harnessed to generate electricity.
