Question by Tasswon: In your opinion what is the most efficient energy alternative?
K Im doing a survey to see what the most efficient energy alternative is. The choices for the survery are water power, wind power, geothermal power, nuclear power, biomass power, or solar power.
*Note if you can, give reasons why this is the best one
Best answer:
Answer by Jonathan Miller
I believe that water power is superior
Pros
Can be stored
High efficiency (water is used to turn a turbine to generate electricity)
High concentrations able to provide a reasonable amount of homes
Expensive but tends to pay off extremely fast
Cons
handful of suitable locations
slows river and effects wildlife
Solar Power
Pros
Can be used anywhere
Cons
Can’t be stored naturally
low efficiency
low concentrations
expensive to produce, takes forever to pay off
easily damaged
dependent on weather
Geothermal
Pros
Exhaust Steam can be used for heating
Provides a reasonable amount of electricity
Cons
Handful of suitable locations
Possible harmful effects can occur like molten iron core hardening or earthquakes. Molten Iron core solidifying will assuredly end all life on earth.
Wind
Cons
dependent on weather
low energy concentration
repairs are difficult, damage frequent
harmful to birds
What do you think? Answer below!