Showing posts with label energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label energy. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 September 2013

Merits and Demerits of Atomic Energy

Merits of Atomic Energy: ✔ Produces large amount of Energy Nuclear reactions unleash 1,000,000 times additional energy, as compared to hydro or wind energy. Hence, an over sized quantity of electricity are often generated. Presently, about 10-15% of the world's electricity is generated through energy. Did you recognize that one kilo of uranium-235 about produces the maximum amount energy as 1,500 tons (1,500,000 kilograms) of coal? ✔ 'Green'...

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Merits and Demerits of Wave Energy

Wave Energy is the transport of power by ocean surface swell, and the arrest of that power to do useful work – for demonstration, electrical energy lifetime, water desalination, or the pumping of water (into reservoirs). mechanism adept to exploit wave power is usually known as a Wave Energy Converter (WEC).         Merits of Wave Energy: 1. Renewable: The best thing about Wave Energy is that it will not ever run...