EnergyEnergy

Types of EnergyTypes of Energy

RenewableRenewable Types of energy that Types of energy that

can be replaced in a can be replaced in a relatively short period relatively short period of timeof time

NonrenewableNonrenewable Exists in a limited Exists in a limited

quantity and can not quantity and can not be replaced in a be replaced in a reasonable amount of reasonable amount of timetime

Renewable typesRenewable types

SolarSolar HydroelectricHydroelectric GeothermalGeothermal WindWind BiomassBiomass Nuclear fusionNuclear fusion Hydrogen fuel cellHydrogen fuel cell

SolarSolar

Energy that is Energy that is converted from sun converted from sun lightlight

In most cases In most cases Sunlight is absorbed Sunlight is absorbed by one thing and it by one thing and it produces produces

HydroelectricHydroelectric

Energy obtained from flowing water usually Energy obtained from flowing water usually water that flows down hillwater that flows down hill

Gravitational potential energy is turned into Gravitational potential energy is turned into kinetickinetic

WindWind

Wind power is Wind power is converting the kinetic converting the kinetic energy in the energy in the horizontal movement horizontal movement of wind into rotational of wind into rotational energy of the energy of the turbine’s rotor shaftturbine’s rotor shaft

Biomass Biomass

Energy from biomass Energy from biomass is most often the is most often the chemical energy in chemical energy in living things living things converted into converted into thermal energythermal energy

GeothermalGeothermal

Heat energy in the earths surfaceHeat energy in the earths surface VolcanoesVolcanoes Volcanic ventsVolcanic vents

Hydrogen Fuel CellHydrogen Fuel Cell

Generates Energy by Generates Energy by reacting hydrogen reacting hydrogen with oxygenwith oxygen

Hydrogen fuel cells Hydrogen fuel cells are commonly used in are commonly used in conjunction with solar conjunction with solar powerpower

Nuclear FusionNuclear Fusion

Nuclear fusion is not Nuclear fusion is not a very feasible a very feasible method of obtaining method of obtaining renewable energy at renewable energy at this point in time but this point in time but may be soon in the may be soon in the futurefuture

Nonrenewable typesNonrenewable types

OilOil Natural gasNatural gas Coal Coal UraniumUranium

CoalCoal

Coal throughout Coal throughout history has been the history has been the #1 exploited #1 exploited nonrenewable nonrenewable resourceresource

Natural GasNatural Gas

Another type of Fossil Another type of Fossil fuel like Coal and Oilfuel like Coal and Oil

Many homes are Many homes are heated with natural heated with natural gasgas

OilOil

UraniumUranium

Uranium is a scarce resource to begin with but Uranium is a scarce resource to begin with but many people feel that Nuclear energy is the way many people feel that Nuclear energy is the way of the future…..of the future…..