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Energy - Coggle Diagram
Energy
Non-convetional electric power plants
Wind and wind farms
Use the kinetic energy of the wind to move a wind turbine
Wind farms are a clean form of generating electricity
Solar
They use the energy from the sun
photo-thermal
Photovoltatic
Advantages and disadvantages
They generate much less energy
They contaminate much less, use renewable sources and reduce the energy dependence of petroleum
Geothermal
They use the heat found at deep levels in the earth
Biomass
It consists of all organic compounds that are produced through natural processes
Ocean
They use the energy from the seas and the oceans (waves, tides and thermal gradient)
Environmental impacts
Fuel transport
oil pipelines
oil tankers
Electricity generation
Extraction of natural resources
depletion of resources
Final energy use
Energy sources
Uses
Household
Industrial
They are natural resources from which we obtain different forms of energy that can be transformedn for an specific use
Clasification
By origin
Primary
Secondary
By use in each country
Conventional
Non-conventional
By environmental impact
Clean
Pollutants
By availability in nature and capacity for regeneration
Renewable
Non-renewable
Electricity
is the most widely used form of energy in industrialised
It can be easily transformed
It can be transported long distances
electric power plants
They are facilities where primary or secondary energy
is transformed into electricity
Parts
Turbine
Alternator
Transport and distribution
They are usually located far away from the points where
the energy is used
Conventional electric power plants
Fossil fuel thermal
Water is heated in a boiler by the heat generfated from the combustion of a fossil fuel.
Combined cycle
Electricity is generated as a result of two combined cycles, a cycles
Nuclear
Includes a nuclear fission reactor that produces the steam with uranium
Hydroelectric
It uses the potenial energy of water and converting it into kinetic energy
Gravity-driven
Pump-driven
Some solutions
Energy diversification
Example:use of renewable energy
Energy savings
Example: use public transport
Efficiency
Example: electric cars
Waste treatment
To reduce the waste generated by thermal power plants
Use coal with a low sulphur content
Maintain and increase the size of large forested areas
Install special filters on the pipes at the power plant