Give one difference between conventional and non conventional source of energy?
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conventional Sources of Energy
I. The sources of energy which have been in use for a long time, e.g., coal, petroleum, natural gas and water power.
II. They are exhaust able except water.
III. They cause pollution when used, as they emit smoke and ash.
IV. They are very expensive to be maintained, stored and transmitted as they are carried over long distance through transmission grid and lines.
Non-Conventional Sources of Energy
I. The resources which are yet in the process of development over the past few years. It includes solar, wind, tidal, biogas, and biomass, geothermal.
II. They are inexhaustible.
III. They are generally pollution free.
IV. Less expensive due to local use and easy to maintain.
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I. The sources of energy which have been in use for a long time, e.g., coal, petroleum, natural gas and water power.
II. They are exhaust able except water.
III. They cause pollution when used, as they emit smoke and ash.
IV. They are very expensive to be maintained, stored and transmitted as they are carried over long distance through transmission grid and lines.
Non-Conventional Sources of Energy
I. The resources which are yet in the process of development over the past few years. It includes solar, wind, tidal, biogas, and biomass, geothermal.
II. They are inexhaustible.
III. They are generally pollution free.
IV. Less expensive due to local use and easy to maintain.
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Things are regarded as conventional depends mostly on how long it has been in wide spread usage. So conventional energy sources are:
Fossil Fuels: Coal, Gas, Oil
Nuclear (Fission): Uranium
Wood
Geothermal
Hydro
Non-conventional sources:
Wind
Solar: Thermal, Photovoltaic
Tidal
Ethanol, Methanol, Butanol (hydrogen economy)
Nuclear Fusion (not yet available)
I think it is better to talk about renewable or non-renewable, because some (wood, geothermal, hydro) conventional energy sources are renewable.
Fossil Fuels: Coal, Gas, Oil
Nuclear (Fission): Uranium
Wood
Geothermal
Hydro
Non-conventional sources:
Wind
Solar: Thermal, Photovoltaic
Tidal
Ethanol, Methanol, Butanol (hydrogen economy)
Nuclear Fusion (not yet available)
I think it is better to talk about renewable or non-renewable, because some (wood, geothermal, hydro) conventional energy sources are renewable.
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