The Advantages, Disadvantages and Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Sources

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The Advantages, Disadvantages and Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Sources Energy TypeAdvantagesDisadvantagesEnvironmental ImpactsGeothermalUses energy generated within the Earth’s core.The heat can be used to heat houses or as steam to turn turbines and create electricity.There are 2 ways of getting this type of power.There are several places in the U.K. where the hot aquifer scheme could be used.It requires the input of water going into the aquifer from above.It requires a borehole for the extraction of hot water or steam.Large negative visual impact.High noise pollution.Could cause seismic activity from explosions created to fracture aquifer to a greater extent.Destruction of
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habitats where pumping stations and boreholes are made.Possible radioactive leaks.HEP3 types:Micro-HEPPump storageLarge scale damEnvironmental Advantages Allows for leisure and water recreational facilities.Prevent mass flooding.Reservoirs allow nearby farmers to create irrigation system to grow crops on less fertile land and soil all year round.Don’t contribute to global warming, Acid rain.No emissions of CO2 and Sulpher dioxide.  No risk of radioactivity.Environmental DisadvantagesFlooding of the land causes existing owners to relocate themselves.Greater chance of earthquakes caused by the weight of the dam on the earth’s crust.Less sediment below the dam means less energy is used by the river to transport it, giving the ...

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