Energy Resources

• Energy - Capacity to do work
• Renewable Resources


  Energy that can be renewed or replenished overtime.
• Geothermal


  Energy from the internal heat of the Earth
• Geothermal Gradient


  Rate of change in temperature with depth. (Deeper = Higher Energy)
• Dry Steam - Simplest and Oldest
• Flash Steam - Most common
• Binary Cycle - Water is not enough to produce steam.
• Solar Photovoltaic - A system that converts solar energy directly into electricity using semiconductors (Solar Cell = 2W)
• Solar Thermal - Utilizes sunlight for heating or electricity production.
• Wind - Secondary form of solar energy
• (Wind Farm) Onshore - On the coastline
• (Wind Farm) Offshore - The wind turbines are placed in the sea, which is a good place for wind (stronger and steadier)
• Grind connected wind turbine generator (GCWTG) - A generator that is connected to a wind turbine
• Wind Hybrid System - A system that uses wind energy to generate electricity and a fuel cell to store the electricity. (It uses other sources)
• Wind Pumps - Transforms Kinetic energy into potential energy by using the wind to turn a turbine.
• Hydro - Utilizes kinetic energy of falling or running water to turn a turbine generator and generate electricity
• Biomass - the total mass of living material in an ecosystem, including all living organisms and their wastes; stored energy from the Sun.