Energy Sources

• 2 types of energy are Renewable Energy and Non-renewable Energy
• Renewable energy is replenished by natural processes as we use it. Unlimited supply
• Non-renewable energy is a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption. Limited supply
• Solar energy is the harnessed from photons in sunlight to generate electricity, solar thermal energy, and solar architecture. Renewable energy
• Wind energy harnessed from moving air currents to generate mechanical power or electricity. Renewable energy
• Parts of turbine are: Giant blades and rotor/Turbine, Shaft, and Generator. The bigger the turbine, the more electricity it generates
• Hydropower Energy harnessed from moving water currents and tides If a river is dammed, the energy of water dropping downward through the dam can be harnessed to turn turbines that produce electricity.
• Spillway is a passage for surplus water from a dam.
• Geothermal energy harnessed from steam derived from Earth’s heat
• Electricity generator from an electric turbine process: First, kinetic energy source rotates the rotor, that rotates the rotor shaft that goes to the stator, the rotor is connected to turbine electric generator. Lastly, electricity to consumers
• Generators does not create energy instead, they convert mechanical or chemical energy into electrical energy. This is possible by forcing electrons from the external source through an electrical circuit.
• Fossil fuel Generated from the decomposition of ancient plant and animal matter over millions of years. They are burned to produce heat. Carbon is its base elemen
• Fossil fuels are formed when organic matter that has been buried deep within the earth are subject to heat and pressure over millions of years