Energy types

Oil

1. Fuel 2. wide use, cars, engine fuel 3. non-renewable, oil spill, kills sea life 4. Arab countries, 3.4 billion barrels 20% for US

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Coal

1. dead plants, animals, fertilizer, heat energy -> steam 2. accessible in different forms, not expensive, really available 3. non-renewable, radiation high, greenhouse gas, combusted 4. 50% Germany's electricity, major coal maker

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Natural Gas

1. Electricity generation, heating, cooking, plastic manufacture 2. cleanser fuel available, cheap, easy transport, minimum oil dependency 3. non-renewable, highly flammable, some greenhouse gases 4. Gazprom Russia, Liquified Natural Gas

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Nuclear

1. Power Plants 2. low cost, low pollution, high energy density, reliable, high capacity factor 90< 3. non-renewable, Chernobyl accident, can stop the outbreak, radioactive waste 4. Chernobyl disaster, abandoned for already 8 years, ,major damage

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Geothermal

1. Steam -> electricity, natural heater coming from the ground, summer - cold, winter - hot 2. good for environment, high efficiency, reliable 3. greenhouse gases, depletion of geothrm resources, high investment cost 4. Iceland, 66%, 200 volcanoes

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Wind

1. Generate electricity, kinetic en -> mech power - pump water 2. renewable, no pollution, low cost 3. huge area needed, hard reparing, affects birds, distance between pr and consum 4. China, High altitude, key growth component, 956MW per year

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Water

1. Hydropwer, electricity <- high water flow, WEATHER! 2. renewable, stable&reliable, fights climate change, reduces fluds 3. Droughts, really expensive, damming, water flow change 4. Chine, 1944, 10%of total energy 22 500 MW capacity generation

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Solar

1. Pannel absorbs sun rays, electron curve, all solar panels -> energy power 2. renewable, cheap to maintain, tech development, reduces bills for electricity 3. buying expensive, energy storage expensive, weather dependent, scenery, space 4. Sahara

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Biofuels

1.Co2 converted to energy 2. renewable, easy to source, reduce greenhouse, stable price, no foreign oil dependency 3. high making cost, monocultures use, uses fertilizers, water use, foods shortage 4. USA, largest ethanol plantation Nevada, 30m galon

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