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Simplistically, yes, these sources of energy (plus wave and tidal-stream power) are renewable, sustainable and carbon neutral. However investment of non-renewable resources is required to build and instal the energy capture devices: Nuclear fuel needs to be mined and refined, solar panels require "trace" elements in manufacture, any form of power plant (including wind or hydro turbines) require steel and concrete to build, and in every case copper or aluminium conductors are required to transport the energy produced to consumers. Energy captured throughout an entire project's life-cycle can be compared to energy invested (and possibly recovered by end-of-life recycling) to calculate and compare the carbon cost of different technologies. Nuclear power presents particular challenges because its "fuel" is fossil-energy expensive to mine and the "spent" fuel requires management long after its use in energy generation. The "embedded energy" in the steel tower of a wind turbine is recovered quite quickly, within a few years of it being built. Life cycle energy- and carbon-budgets, together with global availability of minerals should inform strategic decisions and it is certainly not true that nuclear is 100% carbon neutral even with no stack emissions. Wind is, of course, "solar-driven" through differential heating of land and sea masses whereas; tidal is driven principally by lunar gravity effects and geothermal by radioactivity within the earth's core. All of these so-called "renewable resources" are finite (in that they are subject to the laws of thermodynamics) in the very long term.
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How does nuclear energy use differ from geothermal and solar energy use?
Nuclear energy uses fission reactions to generate heat for electricity production, while geothermal energy uses heat from the Earth's core and solar energy uses sunlight to directly generate electricity. Both geothermal and solar energy are considered renewable sources, whereas nuclear energy produces radioactive waste that requires careful disposal. Additionally, nuclear energy plants are more complex and costly to build compared to geothermal and solar energy systems.
Solar energy wind and geothermal are what type of energy resource?
Solar energy, wind energy, and geothermal energy are all examples of renewable energy resources.
What are the renewable energy resources in the Philippines?
The renewable energy resources in the Philippines include solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass energy. These sources are abundant in the country and have the potential to help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The Philippines has been actively investing in these renewable energy sources to promote sustainability and energy security.
What type of energy resource are solar energy wind and geothermal?
renewable
Solar energy wind and geothermal are what type of energy resources?
renewable
What is one renewable source of energy?
One renewable source of energy is solar energy. You can get solar energy from using solar panels. The Renewable Sources of Energy are: Solar Power Hydro Electricity Wind Power Biomass Geothermal
What is the main idea for renewable energy resources?
Renewable energy is Geothermal energy Solar energy Wind energy Hydro energy
What are types of renewable ressources?
solar energy wind energy and geothermal heat
Hydroelectricity be renewed?
Yes it can it is just one of many renewable energy here are some: Solar Tide Hydro wind geothermal nuclear
What energy sources did we used to use?
Fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, oil), renewable energy (water falls, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass), and nuclear energy.
What are the renewable energy types?
Hydroelectric/Tidal, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy/Biomass energy are all renewable.
What are the types of renewable energy?
Wind energy, hydropower , solar energy biomass, biofuel, geothermal energy
