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Electricity doesn't come in one form!
There are many different ways to create electricity such as:
Wind Turbines
Water Barrages
Nuclear Power
Solar Panels
Wind turbines are machines that convert kinetic energy from the wind into electricity. There is no turbine used in the design but the term appears to have migrated from parallel hydroelectric technology. The design is based on a wind mill. There are wind farms on the country side. They consist thousands of individual wind turbines which are connected to the electric power transmission network. Onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electricity, competitive with or in many places cheaper than coal, gas or fossil fuel plants. As of 2013 Denmark is generating more than a third of its electricity from the wind and 83 countries around the world are using wind power to supply the electricity grid.
Hydroelectricity, also know as Tidal Power is the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. Tidal power can be harnessed using a barrage (dam) built across an estuary that captures the potential energy generated by the change in height (or head) between high and low tides. Tidal fences and turbines can also be used to capture tidal power. Niagara Power Plant will continue to produce steady supplies of clean, carbon-free hydroelectricity for another 50 years.
Nuclear Power is the use of nuclear reactors to release nuclear energy and thereby generate electricity,primarily in the form of geothermal energy. There is an ongoing debate about Nuclear Power. Proponents, such as the World Nuclear Association, the IAEA and Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy contend that nuclear power is a safe, sustainable energy source that reduces carbon emissions. Opponents, such as Greenpeace International and NIRS, contend that nuclear power poses many threats to people and the environment. Nuclear Power is a very balanced type of electricity, if something malfunctions it could really effect the environment.
Solar Power is the conversion of sunlight to electricity. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. This is done by using solar panels, which are large flat panels made up of many individual solar cells.Described as the “most efficient vehicle on the planet”, The ELF is a solar and pedal-powered hybrid tricycle hand-built in the United States by Organic Transit.
There are many electricity forms that pollute the earth. Electricity such as Coal and Fossil Fuels, pollute the air more than anywhere else.
Thanks for reading my post! More blog posts next week!
Electricity doesn't come in one form!
There are many different ways to create electricity such as:
Wind Turbines
Water Barrages
Nuclear Power
Solar Panels
Wind turbines are machines that convert kinetic energy from the wind into electricity. There is no turbine used in the design but the term appears to have migrated from parallel hydroelectric technology. The design is based on a wind mill. There are wind farms on the country side. They consist thousands of individual wind turbines which are connected to the electric power transmission network. Onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electricity, competitive with or in many places cheaper than coal, gas or fossil fuel plants. As of 2013 Denmark is generating more than a third of its electricity from the wind and 83 countries around the world are using wind power to supply the electricity grid.
Hydroelectricity, also know as Tidal Power is the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. Tidal power can be harnessed using a barrage (dam) built across an estuary that captures the potential energy generated by the change in height (or head) between high and low tides. Tidal fences and turbines can also be used to capture tidal power. Niagara Power Plant will continue to produce steady supplies of clean, carbon-free hydroelectricity for another 50 years.
Nuclear Power is the use of nuclear reactors to release nuclear energy and thereby generate electricity,primarily in the form of geothermal energy. There is an ongoing debate about Nuclear Power. Proponents, such as the World Nuclear Association, the IAEA and Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy contend that nuclear power is a safe, sustainable energy source that reduces carbon emissions. Opponents, such as Greenpeace International and NIRS, contend that nuclear power poses many threats to people and the environment. Nuclear Power is a very balanced type of electricity, if something malfunctions it could really effect the environment.
Solar Power is the conversion of sunlight to electricity. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. This is done by using solar panels, which are large flat panels made up of many individual solar cells.Described as the “most efficient vehicle on the planet”, The ELF is a solar and pedal-powered hybrid tricycle hand-built in the United States by Organic Transit.
There are many electricity forms that pollute the earth. Electricity such as Coal and Fossil Fuels, pollute the air more than anywhere else.
Thanks for reading my post! More blog posts next week!