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