Environmental Benefits
This advantage refers to renewable energy producing little to no air or water pollution.
What is low environmental impact?
This term describes energy sources that are naturally replenished over time.
What is renewable energy?
This advantage reduces reliance on imported fossil fuels.
What is energy independence?
This advantage refers to renewable energy creating employment opportunities.
What is job creation?
This type of renewable system can provide power to remote communities.
What is small-scale (or micro) renewable energy?
Renewable energy helps reduce these gases that contribute to climate change.
What are greenhouse gases?
This advantage refers to the ability of renewable energy sources to not run out.
What is sustainability?
Countries using renewable energy rely less on this imported resource.
What is oil?
Wind turbines can provide this financial benefit to farmers who host them.
What is additional income?
This renewable energy source uses flowing water to generate electricity.
What is hydropower?
Wind turbines do not release this into the air during operation.
What are pollutants (or emissions)?
This natural source provides most of the energy for renewable systems like wind and solar.
What is the sun?
This global event in the 1970s increased interest in renewable energy due to rising oil prices.
What is the oil crisis (or oil embargo)?
After installation, renewable energy systems often have low this type of cost.
What are operating (or maintenance) costs?
This system allows homes and businesses to generate their own electricity.
What are solar panels?
This renewable energy source produces electricity without burning fuel, resulting in very low emissions.
What is geothermal energy?
Fossil fuels differ from renewable energy because they have this type of supply.
What is a limited (or finite) supply?
Renewable energy allows countries to produce energy using their own natural this.
What are resources?
Using renewable energy can reduce long-term this for consumers.
What are energy costs (or electricity bills)?
Renewable energy systems can be used in both small homes and large power plants, showing they can operate at different sizes.
What is scalability?
This type of pollution is reduced when fossil fuels are replaced by renewable energy sources.
What is air pollution?
This process allows biomass to be considered carbon neutral.
What is the carbon cycle?
Reducing dependence on foreign energy improves this aspect of a country.
What is energy security?
This sector has grown rapidly due to increasing demand for clean energy.
What is the renewable energy industry?
This advantage refers to producing energy close to where it is used.
What is local (or decentralized) energy production?