ENERGY FOR THE WORLD Descriptions & Forms + Energy resources are large banks of energy that can be transferred into a form that can be used by society, such as electrical energy + The table below gives a brief description of the main energy resources, along with the form of energy contained in that resource CN eld ee aero) ENERGY FUELS, BURNING FUELS PRODUCE HEAT, WHICH | CHEMICAL ‘CAN BE USED TO TURN WATER INTO STEAM TO TURN TURAINES WATER HYDROELECTRIC AND TIDAL POWER USE | GPE THE GPE OF WATER TO TURN TURBINES WHICH GENERATE ELECTRICITY WAVES: WAVES ALSU CONT AINENEHY,IN THE | KE FORM OF KE GEOTHERMAL HEAT FROM UNDERGROUND CAN BE USED | INTERNAL TOGREATE STEAM, WHICH SPINS TURBINES PRODUCING ELECTRICITY. NUCLEAR FISSION NUCLEAR FUEL ISREACTED, PRODUCING | NUCLEAR. HEAT WHICH CREATES STEAM SOLAR HEATING LIGHT FROM TRE SUNCANBEUSEDTO | LIGHT. WARM WATER FASSING THROUGH FLACK PIPES, SOLAR CELLS PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLSCANUSELICHT | LIGHT TO CREATE CLECTRICITY WIND WAND TURBINES CAN BE USED TO KE PRODUCE ELECTRICITY Advantages and Disadvantages + All energy resources have advantages and disadvantages associated with themarog Beet RENEWABLE? ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES FOSSIL FUELS No RELIABLE. CAN ‘PRODUCES SIGNFICANT PRODUCE ENERGY | GREENHOUSE GASES AND ONALARGE SCALE, | POLLUTION. COST-EFFECTIVE WATER ves HYDROISREUIABLE | TIDAL IS NOT RELIABLE ANU CAN PRODUCE | (BUI TS HEU TABLED. CAN LARGE AMCUNT OF | INVOLVE FLOODING LARGE ENERGY AT SHORT | AREA, DESTROYING Nolice, IMPORTANT WILDLIFE PRODUCES NO HABITATS. VERY FEW POLLUTION OF SUITABLE SITES. THE DANS (GREENHOUSE, CANE VERY GASES, EXPENSIVE TO EULD, BUT RUNNING COSTS ARE LESS THANFOR FOSSIL FUELS. GEOTHERMAL YES RELIABLE.CANBE | CANRESULT INTHE RELEASE COST-EFFECTIVE | OF HARMFUL GASES FROM GFBULTINTHE | UNDERGROUND.NOT MANY RIGHT PLACES) PLACES ARF SUITABLE, DOESN'T PRODUCE ENERGY ONALARGE SCALE. NUCLEAR No RELIABLE ANDCAN | PRODUCES DANGEROUS. PRODUCE ENERGY | RADIOACTIVE WASTE THAT ON VERYLARGE | CAN TAKE THOUSANDS O SCALES. PRODUCES | YEARS TODECAY.MPOWER NO GREENHOUSE | STATIONS ARE EXPENSIVE GASESOR TORIILD AND VERY POLLUTION. A EXPENSIVE TO LARGE AMCUNT OF | DECOMNISSION, EVERGY IS PRCDUCED FROM A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUR. SOLAR yes ‘PRODUCES NO NOT RELIABLE (ONLY WORKS (GREENHOUSE |WHEN SUNNY). DOESN'T GASES OR PRODUCE POLLUTION. GOOD | ENERGY ONALARGE SCALE. FORPRODUCING | PANELS ARE VERY ENERGY INREMOTE | EXPENSIVE TO EUY AND THE PLACES, (COST-EFFECTIVENESS |S QUESTIONABLE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES. ‘winy ves. PRUDULES NU NOI HELIABL=. CAN BE NOISY (GREENHOUSE. ANOUGLY.NOT GASES OR EVERYWHERE IS SUITABLE, POLLUTION. LAND | TURBINES CAN Ee. aN Sr REUSED | EXPENSIVE 10 FULD FOR FARMING. (RELATIVE TO THE ENERGY THEY PRODUCE), BU RUNNING COSTS ARE LOW.Some points to note: > Arenewable energy resource is one that is replenished at a faster rate than the rate at which it is being used As a result of this, renewable energy resources cannot run out o Arreliable energy resource is one that can produce energy at any time Non-reliable resources can only produce energy some of the time (c.g, when it’s windy)