3 marksElectricity Generation, Demand, and Management

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)

List THREE factors other than cost that must be considered when implementing a switch from coal to the recommended renewable energy source.

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5(a)(i)Determine the environmental cost of using natural gas to produce electricity.[2 marks]
5(a)(ii)A country intends to switch from coal to either geothermal energy or solar cells. Based solely on the data in Figure 4, recommend which renewable energy source…[6 marks]
5(c)For a named Caribbean country, state whether the chosen renewable energy source would be a suitable replacement for coal, providing THREE supporting reasons.[9 marks]

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