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The world's first commercial wave farm, generating electricity from ocean waves is based in Portugal, at the Aguçadora Wave Park, and there is funding available for farms of various designs in Scotland, Oregon (US), Cornwall (UK) and Western Australia. At the moment there are various small pilot studies being carried on throughout the world to generate electricity from ocean waves. Depending on the size, the design and the money available the start up time could be anything from two years up to ten.
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I have heard New York City was the first city in the world to use electricity. The second city was San Jose, Costa Rica. Then Paris.
Hydropower is the cheapest way to generate electricity today. No other energy source, renewable or nonrenewable, can match it. Producing electricity from hydropower is cheap because, once a dam has been built and the equipment installed, the energy source-flowing water-is free. Although Hydropower does present a few environmental problems the inherent technical, economic and environmental benefits of hydroelectric power make it an important contributor to the future world energy mix,
It is not exactly correct to describe electricity as an invention. There are a great many inventions that use electricity, but electricity itself is part of the natural world (most obviously in the form of lightning). Therefore it was discovered, rather than invented. The discovery of electricity and the various uses that were invented for it have transformed our world in very profound ways. Almost all of modern technology depends, directly or indirectly, on electricity and its uses. Without it, we would still be living in the middle ages.
Coal
Its used to generate electricity!!!!:)
It would be the same resources used to generate electricity anywhere else in the world. Many poor countries cannot provide solar, wind, or nuclear electricity. 3rd world and most 2nd world countries are dependant on fossil fuels. Generators are a mobil way to provide electricity and use either diesel or 87-92 octain fuels.
Using the power of ocean waves to generate electricity. Throughout the world various companies are trialling pilot schemes, with one commercial project successfully running in Portugal. Most consist of different kinds of buoys, floating on the surface, or tethered on the sea bed that capture the ocean's movement and use it to generate electricity which is then transferred to the shore. See the Related Link below.
The majority of the world's electricity is supplied by fossil fuels, specifically coal, natural gas, and oil. These sources are used in power plants to generate electricity through combustion or steam turbines.
Tidal energy, that is, the movement of large amounts of water as the tide ebbs and flows, is being harnessed in various places and experiments around the world. A good position is where a lot of water rushes in and out of a narrow channel, because a turbine there can capture the force and generate electricity. Other trials continue trying to harness the constant power of the waves to generate electricity. All this is, of course, renewable energy.
Coal is the most used source for electricity in the US. World wide, other countries, I don't know.
Wind power generates electricity, just like coal, water and solar power generate electricity. Electricity is a key utility in modern life, nearly everywhere in the world.
As of mid 2008, the U.S. is first for generating electricity from wind turbines, before Germany and Spain. the wind turbines get winds kinetic energy and generate it into electricity.
The world's first commercial wave farm, generating electricity from ocean waves is based in Portugal, at the Aguçadora Wave Park, and there is funding available for farms of various designs in Scotland, Oregon (US), Cornwall (UK) and Western Australia. At the moment there are various small pilot studies being carried on throughout the world to generate electricity from ocean waves. Depending on the size, the design and the money available the start up time could be anything from two years up to ten.
I am only 13 but this is what we learnt: Fossil fuels are converted to generate electricity. Fossil fuels are destroying the world and are constantly running low on them. Some day there will be an end to them that is why we are trying to make other ways to generate electricity like solar power and kinetic (wind) power. Hope this helps?!
Sustainable cities promote environmental protection by reducing pollution and waste, leading to cleaner air and water. They also enhance quality of life for residents by fostering walkable neighborhoods, access to green spaces, and efficient public transportation. Economically, sustainable cities can create green jobs, attract investment, and reduce long-term costs associated with infrastructure and resource management.