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ENERGETICS 1 GROUP I
GROUP MEMBERS
DARA Gadioukounome
DIABY Bintou
DIARRA Paga
TRAORE Mamadou
05/06/2017
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources, such as sun light, wind,
rain, tides and geothermal heat; which are renewable (naturally replenished).The movement of wind
and water, the heat and light of the sun, the carbohydrates in plants, and the warmth in the Earth; all
are energy sources that can supply our needs in a sustainable way. A variety of methods are used to
convert these renewable resources into electricity.
Solar energy, power from the sun, is a vast and inexhaustible resource that can supply a significant
portion of our electricity needs. A range of technologies is used to convert the sun’s energy into
electricity, including solar collectors and photovoltaic panels.
Wind turbines harness air currents and convert them to energy. Plentiful and inexhaustible in the
world, wind power is one of the fastest growing renewable technologies and has the potential to
provide a significant portion of our electricity needs.
Using dams to exploit the movement of water for electricity, known as hydroelectric power, is the
largest source of renewable power in the worldwide.The power of moving water is obvious to
anyone who has found amidst breaking waves or struggled to swim against a river’s current. New
technologies enable us to harness the might of rivers, tides, and waves for electricity.
According to data aggregated by the International Panel on Climate Change, life-cycle global warming
emissions associated with renewable energy including manufacturing, installation, operation and
maintenance are minimal compared with natural gas, which emits between 0.6 and 2 pounds of
carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour, and coal, which emit between 1.4 and 3.4 pounds, wind
emit only 0.02 to 0.04 pounds, and hydroelectric between 0.1 and 0.5.
Renewable energy has the potential to reduce pollution, slow global warming, create new industries
and jobs, and move world toward a cleaner, healthier energy future. But renewable energy is not
without its challenges and impacts. Each source of renewable energy has unique benefits and costs;
little to no global warming emissions; human activity is overloading our atmosphere with carbon
dioxide and other global warming emissions, which trap heat, steadily drive up the planet’s
temperature, and create significant and harmful impacts on our health, our environment, and our
climate.
VOCABULARY
Selon les données agrégées par le comité international sur les changements
climatiques, les émissions de réchauffement planétaire des énergies
renouvelables, y compris la fabrication, l'installation, l'exploitation et
la maintenance sont minimes par rapport au gaz naturel qui émet entre 0,6
et 2 livres en équivalence de dioxyde de carbone par kilowattheure et le
charbon, qui émettent entre 1,4 et 3,4 livres, le vent n'émet que de 0,02 à
0,04 livres et l'hydroélectrique entre 0,1 et 0,5.