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Money in energy -Investment Opportunities and risks 2010
Nuclear power costs about the Although not much waste is Nuclear energy from
same as coal, so it's not produced, it is very, very Uranium is not
expensive to make. dangerous. renewable. Once
we've dug up all the
Earth's uranium and
used it, there isn't any
more.
Does not produce smoke or It must be sealed up and buried
carbon dioxide, so it does not for many thousands of years to
contribute to the greenhouse allow the radioactivity to die
effect. away.
Produces huge amounts of
energy from small amounts of For all that time it must be kept
fuel. safe from earthquakes, flooding,
terrorists and everything else.
Produces small amounts of This is difficult.
waste.
Nuclear power is reliable, but a
Nuclear power is reliable. lot of money has to be spent on
safety - if it does go wrong, a
nuclear accident can be a major
disaster.
People are increasingly
concerned about this - in the
1990's nuclear power was the
fastest-growing source of power
in much of the world. In 2005 it
was the second slowest-growing.
3 Solar Solar power is
Energy renewable. The Sun
Solar energy is free - it needs no Doesn't work at night. will keep on shining
fuel and produces no waste or anyway, so it makes
pollution. sense to use it.
In sunny countries, solar power Very expensive to build solar In a sunny climate,
can be used where there is no power stations, although the cost you can get enough
easy way to get electricity to a is coming down as technology power to run a 100W
remote place. improves. In the meantime, solar light bulb from just one
cells cost a great deal compared square metre of solar
Handy for low-power uses such to the amount of electricity they'll panel
as solar powered garden lights produce in their lifetime.
and battery chargers, or for
helping your home energy bills. Can be unreliable unless you're
in a very sunny climate. In the
United Kingdom, solar power
isn't much use for high-power
applications, as you need a large
area of solar panels to get a
decent amount of power.
However, technology has now
reached the point where it can
make a big difference to your
home fuel bills..
4 Tidal Energy
23 Etree Projects Consultants Pvt Ltd.
Nuclear power costs about the Although not much waste is Nuclear energy from
same as coal, so it's not produced, it is very, very Uranium is not
expensive to make. dangerous. renewable. Once
we've dug up all the
Earth's uranium and
used it, there isn't any
more.
Does not produce smoke or It must be sealed up and buried
carbon dioxide, so it does not for many thousands of years to
contribute to the greenhouse allow the radioactivity to die
effect. away.
Produces huge amounts of
energy from small amounts of For all that time it must be kept
fuel. safe from earthquakes, flooding,
terrorists and everything else.
Produces small amounts of This is difficult.
waste.
Nuclear power is reliable, but a
Nuclear power is reliable. lot of money has to be spent on
safety - if it does go wrong, a
nuclear accident can be a major
disaster.
People are increasingly
concerned about this - in the
1990's nuclear power was the
fastest-growing source of power
in much of the world. In 2005 it
was the second slowest-growing.
3 Solar Solar power is
Energy renewable. The Sun
Solar energy is free - it needs no Doesn't work at night. will keep on shining
fuel and produces no waste or anyway, so it makes
pollution. sense to use it.
In sunny countries, solar power Very expensive to build solar In a sunny climate,
can be used where there is no power stations, although the cost you can get enough
easy way to get electricity to a is coming down as technology power to run a 100W
remote place. improves. In the meantime, solar light bulb from just one
cells cost a great deal compared square metre of solar
Handy for low-power uses such to the amount of electricity they'll panel
as solar powered garden lights produce in their lifetime.
and battery chargers, or for
helping your home energy bills. Can be unreliable unless you're
in a very sunny climate. In the
United Kingdom, solar power
isn't much use for high-power
applications, as you need a large
area of solar panels to get a
decent amount of power.
However, technology has now
reached the point where it can
make a big difference to your
home fuel bills..
4 Tidal Energy
23 Etree Projects Consultants Pvt Ltd.
