Environmental Science

• Non-conventional energy is the renewable energy
• Conventional energy is the non-renewable energy
• Conventional energy is limited only
• Coal is the 1st discovered fossil fuel and called as the "dirty fuel"
• Coal is the cheapest source of energy
• Coal = 0.03% and 47th in the world
• Crude oil is from the fossils of plants
• Crude oil = 0.01% and 64th in the world
• Natural gas is made of methane, ethane, propane, butane
• natural gas = lpg
• Natural gas is cleaner fuel than coal and crude oil
• Natural gas = 0.050% and 50th in the world
• Solar energy is from the sun
• Solar energy: the amount of energy depends on the size of the solar panels
• Wind energy is the moving of wind
• 1st wind farm is in Bangui Bay, Ilocos Norte
• Geothermal = heat emitted from the earth
• Hydroelectric is the falling or flowing of water
• Hydropower in Luzon: Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan Hydroelectric power plant
• Biomass is from plants and animals