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