energy resources

• bio-fuel


  a renewable energy source made from plant products or animal dung
• carbon neutral fuel


  a fuel that absorbs as much CO2 from the atmosphere as it releases when burnt
• decommissioning


  process of closing a nuclear power plant after it has passed its effective lifetime
• fossil fuel


  non-renewable energy resources that are used to generate electricity
• geothermal power


  a renewable energy source where energy is transferred from thermal energy stores from hot rocks underground and is used to generate electricity or heat buildings
• greenhouse effect


  gas in the earth's atmosphere block radiation from the sun from leaving the atmosphere - this causes the overall temperature to rise
• non-renewable energy source


  an energy source that is being used quicker than it's being made
• reliable energy resource


  an energy resource that can supply enough energy to meet demand at predictable times
• renewable energy source


  an energy resource that can be created as fast as it's being used
• solar cell


  a device that generates electricity directly from the Sun's radiation
• wind power


  an energy resource that uses the power of wind to turn turbines