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