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Renewable And Nonrenewable Energy
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1. Microscopic dying organisms sink to the bottom of the ocean secreting drops of oil - shale is formed from mud and sediment with oil droplets - over time the droplets rise into a pocket in the ground
oil formation
geothermal energy
Coal pros
cracking
2. Solar cells to convert solar energy directly to electricity
photovoltaic (PV device)
coal formation
pyrolysis
solar energy
3. Crops and crop residue
direct combustion
greatest source of biomass
Temperature - time - pressure
solar/thermal electric plants
4. Water floods - peat and sediment is pushed down - peat is pressed down for millions of years - coal is formed
coal formation
pelletising
barrages
oil formation
5. Secondary pollution (toxic materials and alcohols - blocking the sun for some animals) - bird death ray - startup cost
Coal pros
recovery of geothermal energy
anaerobic digestion
solar energy issues
6. Heat is recovered as steam or hot water to create electricity or heat buildings
recovery of geothermal energy
fuelwood
keys to good tidal power
barrages
7. Effecting the tide - high startup cost - low efficiency in some cases
Coal cons
nonrenewable energy resources
lignite
tidal energy issues
8. Burning rubbish/garbage
solid waste
reserve
solar energy
wind energy
9. Air cools more quickly over land than water - wind cycle goes the opposite way as day winds
geothermal reservoirs
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
night winds
biomass
10. Secondary Pollution -Toxic materials and alcohols -Blocking the sun for some animals -No direct pollution though! Bird death ray - Startup cost
solar energy issues
resource
night winds
gasification
11. Hard to transport - natural gas needs to be changed into a liquid to be efficiently transported - drill sites could be terrorist targets - disorients whales - harms the environment - hard to find/pump - dangerous - oil air pollution
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
cogeneration
keys to good tidal power
tidal energy issues
12. Hydrogen sulfide pollution - sources are often national treasures
pelletising
photovoltaic (PV device)
VED
geothermal issues
13. Energy that can be obtained from movement of water due to the gravitational pull of the sun - moon - and earth's rotation
fossil fuels
anaerobic digestion
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
tidal energy
14. Air is heated from ground - warm air flows upward - cold air replaces it
pelletising
pyrolysis
day winds
resource
15. Resevoir - dam - penstock - turbine - generator - outflow - inflow
Coal pros
hydroelectric dam parts
cogeneration
atmospheric winds
16. Near the poles - tight openings - high tidal range
gasification
Coal cons
Ideal locations for tidal energy
greatest source of biomass
17. Remains of once living organisms preserved and altered by geological forces
solid waste
fossil fuels
Coal pros
cogeneration
18. Organic materials are changed to lighter - more volatile hydrocarbons
geothermal issues
renewable energy resources
natural gas formation
wind energy issues
19. Burning to get heat and electricity
renewable energy resources
geothermal reservoirs
hydroelectric dam parts
cogeneration
20. Compacting biomass through high temperatures - VED goes up
anthracite
pelletising
atmospheric winds
geothermal issues
21. Semi-permeable dams
barrages
geothermal energy
wind energy issues
Ideal locations for tidal energy
22. Soft coal - reduced water (3%)
oil formation
renewable energy resources
bituminous
tidal energy
23. Burning wood
fuelwood
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
reserve
resource
24. Same as pyrolysis process but with more heat and less gas - goes all the way to gas
on and off shore winds
gasification
renewable energy resources
solid waste
25. Lowest rank coal - less water and higher proportion of burnable materials than peat (40% water)
biomass
lignite
Coal cons
tidal range
26. Known deposits which can be extracted from profitably using modern technology under certain economic conditions
solar energy issues
reserve
geothermal energy
natural gas formation
27. Unreliable - energy companies only see it as supplemental power - strong winds are usually not near people or grids
Coal cons
VED
pyrolysis
wind energy issues
28. Water conservation - jobs - energy -
greatest source of biomass
Coal pros
solar/thermal electric plants
nonrenewable energy resources
29. Wood - crops grown for energy - crop residues - animal waste - algae - some garbage
recovery of geothermal energy
fossil fuels
biomass examples
geothermal issues
30. Slow decay of radioactive particles in rocks gives off heat
geothermal energy
hydroelectric dam parts
fuelwood
reserve
31. 3 factors that affect volatility
Temperature - time - pressure
coal formation
barrages
solid waste
32. Naturally occurring substance that can potentially be extracted using modern technology
on and off shore winds
resource
solar energy
anaerobic digestion
33. Hard coal - highest rank - 96% carbon
reserve
natural gas formation
barrages
anthracite
34. Volcanoes - hot springs - geysers
gasification
fuelwood
solar/thermal electric plants
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
35. Solid biomass to liquid biomass with chemicals and heat
wind energy issues
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
biomass examples
pyrolysis
36. Difference between high and low tide
solid waste
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
atmospheric winds
tidal range
37. Off shore wind is the most efficient
on and off shore winds
keys to good tidal power
atmospheric winds
geothermal energy
38. Accumulation of organic material by living things
biomass
greatest source of biomass
biomass examples
solar energy issues
39. Volumetric energy density
VED
geothermal reservoirs
pelletising
wind energy
40. Finite supply being used faster than they can be replenished
fossil fuels
nonrenewable energy resources
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
geothermal issues
41. Solar energy heats water which turns a turbine
coal formation
fossil fuels
resource
solar/thermal electric plants
42. Changes landscape - land reclamation - acid min drainage - black lung - foundation damage (subsidence) - mountain top removal - insurance - most danger
hydroelectric dam parts
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
Coal cons
ethanol production
43. Solar radiation from the sun is converted to heat or electricity
biomass
VED
solar energy
oil formation
44. Adding hydrocarbons by breaking down non-useful parts of oil
night winds
Coal pros
cracking
Ideal locations for tidal energy
45. Replenish themselves or are continuously present
gasification
renewable energy resources
atmospheric winds
biomass examples
46. Bacteria break down with without oxygen - product is LFGs
photovoltaic (PV device)
biomass examples
solar energy
anaerobic digestion
47. Bacteria ferments biomass with sugars
ethanol production
tidal energy
keys to good tidal power
natural gas formation
48. Burning biomass
biomass
direct combustion
night winds
barrages
49. Radiant energy form the sun heats earth and atmosphere - causes warming of the air and wind cycle
geothermal reservoirs
wind energy
solar energy
anaerobic digestion
50. Easy to store - 90% of world's commercially traded energy is oil/natural gas - secondary recovery - cracking - profitable - jobs - natural gas = no air pollution
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
oil formation
recovery of geothermal energy
keys to good tidal power