Renewable Energy Sources (2)
- Created by: Honor Anne
- Created on: 20-04-13 20:03
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- Renewable Energy Sources (2)
- Hydrogen
- Compressed from a gas to a liquid
- It is flammable and explosive
- Hard to store
- This is the most expensive out of all the Energy Sources
- Over 20p per kwh
- Fuel cells cost $5000 each
- Very Energy intensive - will have to be made with Renewable Energy
- The components are made of heavy metal and very complex
- Only produces water vapor
- Biofuels
- Sugar Cane is used to make Ethanol
- Can be used to power a Electricity Plant
- Crops can be grown in own country, so the fuel is available
- Cost is 10 - 12p per kwh
- Carbon Neutral as crops absorb carbon from pprevious fuel burning
- Large use of resources
- Fertilisers, irrigation energy, transport to biofuel plant and energy to convert it
- Can fuels petrol and Biodiesel cars
- Hydrogen
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