Sunday, 8 May 2011

Advantages of Renewable Energy

  • continuous supply.
  • can be replenished within a short period of time.
  • most of the resources are fairly non-polluting and available locally.

Form of energy.

Kinetic energy, Potential energy, Electrical energy, Chemical energy, Thermal energy, Mechanical energy, Motion energy, Nuclear energy, Sound energy, Gravitational energy.

Transformation of energy ~ Law of Conservation of Energy

  • energy cannot be created or destroyed.
  • energy can be changed from one form to another.
  • when energy changes its form, the total amount of energy is constant.

Non-Renewable Energy Resources

Petroleum, Coal, Biomass energy, Natural gas, Nuclear energy.......

Renewable Energy Resources

Hydroelectric power, Wave energy, Geothermal energy, Solar energy