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