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Compare traditional methods of generating electricity versus renewable energy sources?
Cubbyboy
Traditional methods use a supply of steam to drive a turbine/generator. The steam can be produced using fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Renewable sources would be wind or solar power mainly. Hydro power could be considered renewable also. These methods don't involve the steam cycle, which can only be up to about 40 percent efficient.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoRenewable methods would be to use technology such as solar panels, dams, wind turbines and others to generate electricity from renewable resources such as the water and the Sun.
Non-renewable methods would be to burn fossil fuels such as coal.
However, renewable sources of energy are definitely much better as the run forever and there is no need to burn it, which produces greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe non-renewable sources of electricity are:
Coal
Oil
Gas
Some of the renewable sources are:
Biomass (animal waste and plants)
Solar
Wind power (turbines)
Tidal power
Wave power
Hydro-electric power
Geothermal
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