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