Energy sources
Energy Sources & Energy Transfer
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished).
Sources:
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Hydropower
Biomass Energy
Hydrogen
Geothermal Energy
Ocean Energy
A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate, once depleted there is no more available for future needs.
Sources:
Fossil Fuels:
Oil and gas
Coal
Nuclear Fuel
Coal-Fired Power Stations
Coal-fired units produce electricity by burning coal in a boiler to heat water to produce steam. The steam, at tremendous pressure, flows into a turbine, which spins a generator to produce electricity. The steam is cooled, condensed back into water, and returned to the boiler to start the process over. As of 2009 the largest coal-fired power station is Kendal Power Station, South Africa. The world's most energy-efficient coal-fired power plant is the Avedøre Power Station in Denmark. One of world's least energy-efficient coal-fired power plants is the Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria, Australia.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Renewable Energy Power Plants
Advantages:
The resources used are renewable
Less maintenance required
More environmental friendly
Disadvantages:
Expensive
Difficult to build
Difficult to produce large amount of electricity
Advantages & Disadvantages of Non-Renewable Energy Power Plants
Advantages:
Cheaper than renewable energy power plants
Easier to produce large amount of electricity
It is a relatively cheap source of energy
Disadvantages:
The resources used are non-renewable
Environmental friendly
Nuclear Power Plant
A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished).
Sources:
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Hydropower
Biomass Energy
Hydrogen
Geothermal Energy
Ocean Energy
A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate, once depleted there is no more available for future needs.
Sources:
Fossil Fuels:
Oil and gas
Coal
Nuclear Fuel
Coal-Fired Power Stations
Coal-fired units produce electricity by burning coal in a boiler to heat water to produce steam. The steam, at tremendous pressure, flows into a turbine, which spins a generator to produce electricity. The steam is cooled, condensed back into water, and returned to the boiler to start the process over. As of 2009 the largest coal-fired power station is Kendal Power Station, South Africa. The world's most energy-efficient coal-fired power plant is the Avedøre Power Station in Denmark. One of world's least energy-efficient coal-fired power plants is the Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria, Australia.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Renewable Energy Power Plants
Advantages:
The resources used are renewable
Less maintenance required
More environmental friendly
Disadvantages:
Expensive
Difficult to build
Difficult to produce large amount of electricity
Advantages & Disadvantages of Non-Renewable Energy Power Plants
Advantages:
Cheaper than renewable energy power plants
Easier to produce large amount of electricity
It is a relatively cheap source of energy
Disadvantages:
The resources used are non-renewable
Environmental friendly
Nuclear Power Plant
A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives