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Energy Resources - Coggle Diagram

- - - - disadvantages
        
        Harsh marine environment
        
        Visual and environmental impact
        
        Technology and infrastructure challenges
        
        Limited geographic applicability
        
        Interference with other activities
      - how it is used to generate electricity
        
        Wave energy devices are deployed in the ocean to capture the kinetic energy of waves. As waves pass, they cause the devices to move or generate changes in water pressure, which is then converted into electricity using various mechanisms such as turbines, hydraulic systems, or linear generators. The electricity generated can be used directly.
      - advantages
        
        Environmentally friendly
        
        Predictability
        
        Renewable and abundant:
        
        Energy independence
        
        Potential for co-location
    - - disadvantages
        
        High initial costs
        
        Land and space requirements
        
        Intermittent and variable
        
        waste production.
      - how it is used to generate electricity
        
        Solar thermal power plants: Concentrated sunlight heats a fluid, producing steam that drives turbines connected to generators for electricity production.
        
        Photovoltaic (PV) technology: Solar panels convert sunlight directly into electricity by exciting electrons in semiconductor materials. The generated direct current (DC) electricity is then converted into alternating current (AC) using inverters.
      - advantages
        
        cost-effective in the long run
        
        energy independent
        
        environmentally friendly
        
        Versatility and scalability
- - - - Disadvanteges:
        
        Enviromental Impact.
        
        Depletion of resources.
        
        Health Risk.
      - How it is used to generate electricity:
        
        Combustion: Fossil fuels are burned in a combustion chamber, releasing stored energy in the form of heat.
        
        Steam Generation: The heat produced from combustion raises the temperature of water or a working fluid, creating high-pressure steam.
        
        Electricity Generation: The steam drives a turbine, which is connected to a generator. The turbine's rotation generates electricity
      - Advantages:
        
        Energy abundance
    - - advantages:
        No pruduction of CO2
        Very efective
        Employ lots of people
      - How it is used to produce electricity
        Heat generation: The heat generated by nuclear fission is used to produce steam. The heat is transferred from the reactor core to a coolant, typically water or a liquid metal, which absorbs the heat energy.
        Steam generation: The high-pressure steam produced by the heat is directed towards a steam turbine.
        Electricity generation: The steam drives the blades of a turbine, causing it to spin. The spinning turbine is connected to a generator, which converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy using electromagnetic induction.
      - Disadvantages:
        Risk of radiation leakage
        Waste products cannot be recycled
        Limited supply
- - - - renewable resource
      - gas emissions economic benefits,
      - energy independance
      - minimal noise pollution.
      - low greenhouse gas emissions
    - - intermittent power generation.
      - land requirements
      - initial and maintenance costs,
      - potential risks to birds and bats.
      - visual and environmental impacts
    - - To generate electricity, wind turbines capture the wind's kinetic energy and convert it into mechanical energy by rotating their blades. This mechanical energy is then transformed into electricity using a generator.