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