Renewable Energy - Hydro
Geography: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 2.1.6
Wind Power & Hydrogen Fuel Cells
When the wind blows, it rotates a wind turbine, which can turn a generator.
Advantages and disdavantages of wind power
- Source of renewable energy.
- Unreliable, only produces power when the wind blows. Wind turbines have to be shut down if the wind is too strong.
- Deforestation happens when wind farms are created.
Advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen fuel
- Hydrogen fuel has not proved as popular or revolutionary as many scientists had hoped.
- Hydrogen is very flammable, so was dangerous to use in vehicles.
- Hydrogen power and hydrogen fuel was so popular because the only waste product from burning hydrogen is water.
Test yourself on Renewable Energy - Hydro
Which one of the following is an advantage of wind power?
Wind Energy