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