Our Alternative Our Alternative ResourceResource

By Jamie Hutton, Jack Mc Gowan By Jamie Hutton, Jack Mc Gowan Stephen Bond and Kieran WardStephen Bond and Kieran Ward 9E 9E

What is our alternative What is our alternative resource?resource?

Our resource is Our resource is solar powersolar power. We have . We have chosen this as it is a chosen this as it is a popularpopular choice and a choice and a lot of houses would be able to use it. We lot of houses would be able to use it. We can rely on it can rely on it

more than most more than most other energy other energy resources.resources.

AdvantagesAdvantages As there are ups and downs to As there are ups and downs to

everything in life, here are the everything in life, here are the advantages of advantages of solar powersolar power..

The sun is The sun is freefree.. It produces It produces no wasteno waste or or

pollutionpollution.. It is It is renewablerenewable.. It doesn’t have It doesn’t have any strange any strange

featuresfeatures, it would blend in , it would blend in with with any any modern house.modern house.

DisadvantagesDisadvantages

Here below listed are the Here below listed are the disadvantages to solar power.disadvantages to solar power.

It It costscosts to get the solar panels. to get the solar panels. It It costscosts to get the panel fitted. to get the panel fitted. It doesn’t work at night time.It doesn’t work at night time. It is It is unreliableunreliable, as in some , as in some

parts of the world there isn’t parts of the world there isn’t that much sun.that much sun.

The Argument.The Argument.

Solar power is Solar power is definitelydefinitely the the most efficient power resource most efficient power resource out. It is out. It is renewablerenewable, , cheapcheap and and looks nicelooks nice. It beats . It beats windwind, as , as wind can be noisy and produces wind can be noisy and produces pollution, pollution, beats hydroelectricbeats hydroelectric, , as that costs a lot to build, it as that costs a lot to build, it beats nuclear power, as it is not beats nuclear power, as it is not renewable and renewable and geothermal geothermal power produces dangerous power produces dangerous gases.gases.

ConclusionConclusion

We chose solar power, as it is We chose solar power, as it is one of the one of the most common resources out theremost common resources out there. It can . It can make you save make you save up to or over £100up to or over £100 a year a year on your electricity. If you live in on your electricity. If you live in EnglandEngland or or WalesWales, you can get a , you can get a FREEFREE solar panel and solar panel and get it fitted of get it fitted of NONO cost. cost.

Website URL’sWebsite URL’s

Here are a few websites that helped us Here are a few websites that helped us complete this presentation.complete this presentation.

http://www.makeitsolar.com/solar-energy-information/02-solar-energy.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy