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