Energy Resources
- Before it can be used there is a special
What is Energy?
Energy is the capacity to do work and is required for
life processes.
 Everything we do takes energy, which we get
from many different sources.
There are two kinds of Energy Resources:
 Renewable Energy Resources – these
are from sources of energy that
replenish or renew themselves
naturally
 Non-renewable Energy Resources –
comes from sources that will run out
or will not be replenished in our
lifetimes-or even in many, many
lifetimes
The Non-renewable resources are the
following:
 Oil
 Natural Gas
 Coal
Non-renewable resources: Oil
- Liquid fossil fuel that is often called as
petroleum
- Can be found between layers of rock
- It is retrieved when a well is dug and
the oil is pumped up to the surface
Advantages:
- Can be extracted easily
- Can be extracted at low cost
- Can be transported easily
- Can power up almost all types of
vehicles
- Powerful energy source
Disadvantage
- Resources are limited
- Contributes to environmental
pollution
- Produces hazardous substances
- Transport can cause oil spills
Non-renewable resources: Natural Gas
- Gaseous form of fossil fuels
- Often found near oil deposits in the
subsurface
- Composed of methane
additive mixed in to give it an odor so
it can be easily detected
Advantages
- Safer and easier to store
- Less costly compared to other fossil fuel
energy resources
Disadvantages
- Highly combustible
- . Non-renewable energy resources
- Natural gas emits some quantities of
greenhouse gas
Non-renewable resources: Coal
- Solid form of fossil fuels
- Formed form ancient, plants filled swamps
that have since been covered for millions of
years by sediment
- Organic material, carbon, cooks for millions of
years and eventually becomes coal
Advantages:
- Affordable because of the coal’s stable price
compared to other fossil fuels
- Easy to burn
- Produces high energy upon combustion
- Abundant and inexpensive
- Reliable energy resource
Disadvantages:
- Produces large amount of carbon dioxide
- The burning of coal is not environmental
friendly
- non-renewable energy resources
Renewable energy resources:
 Energy
 Solar
 Wind
 Hydroelectric
 Geothermal
 Biomass
 Wave
Renewable Energy Resources: Solar Energy
- Solar power is energy from the sun that is
converted into thermal or
electrical energy. 
 - Solar energy is the cleanest and most
abundant renewable energy source
available
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the
Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-
evolving technologies such as solar heating,
photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar archite
cture, molten saltpower plants and artificial
photosynthesis.
Pathway:
 The solar panel converts particles of
daylight into the electrons of direct
current electricity. Naturally the panels
produce more energy when the sun is
shining
 The electrons produced flow out of the
panel and into the inverter
 The inverter connects the direct current
to ‘AC’ usable power for your home or
business
Advantages
- Energy form the sun is free
- Does not produce greenhouse gases
- The sun is permanent
Disadvantages:
- Solar cells are expensive
- Takes up a lot of space
- Only work in the Sun light
- Renewable
- Free
- No greenhouse gases are made
- Fer safety risk
Disadvatages:
- Lots of wind turbines are needed to
produce enough power
- Turbines can only be put in windy areas
- It is not always windy
- Some people don’t like the look of the
turbines
- Threat to wildlife
Renewable energy resources: Hydroelectic power
Flowing water is used to turn a turbine
which generates electricity
Hydroelectricity is electricity made by
generators that are pushed by movement of
water. It is usually made with dams that block a
river to make a reservoir or collect water that is
pumped there. When the water is released, the
pressure behind the dam forces the water down
pipes that lead to a turbine.
Pathway:
 A dam is places across a river then there is
a pipe or a tunnel which it channels the
water flow until it reaches the turbine
then t

Renewable Energy Resources: Wind Energy

- Wind power is the use of air flow through

wind turbines to provide the mechanical
power to turn electric generators.
- Wind energy (or wind power) describes
the process by which wind is used to
generate electricity.
- Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy
in the wind into mechanical power.
- A generator can convert mechanical
power into electricity
- Mechanical power can also be utilized
directly for specific tasks such as pumping
water. 
Advantages: