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ENERGY AND ITS TRANSFORMATION
Energy sources
Uses
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Industrial uses
Household uses
Energy sources
:zap:: are natural resources from which we obtain different forms
of energy that can be transformed for a specific use
By availability in nature and capacity for rgeneration
By origin
By enviromental impact
By use in each country
Electricity
Is the most widely used form of energy in industnalised societies for 2 reasons:
It can be easily transformed
It can be transported long distances
Electricity power plants
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How an electric power plant work :question:
Transport and distribution of electrical energy
:bulb: :car:
Electricity power plants are usually located far away from the points where
the energy is used.
For safety reasons, space requirements or physical and
geographical considerations
Conventional electric power plants
Nuclear power plants
:warning:
They include a
nuclear fission reactor
Its main fuel used is
uranium
Fossil fuel thermal power plants
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This type has heated water by a
boiler
Combined cycle power plant
Hydroelectric power plants
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Gravity-driven hydraulic power plants
Pump-dniven hydraulic power plants
Non-conventional electric power plants
Disadventages :check:
They generate
much less energy
Adventages :red_cross:
They contaminate much less than
conventional power plants
Wind power plants and wind farms:wind_blowing_face:
This plants work with wind tourbines
Solar power plants :sunny:
They use sun energy and they can be
Photo-thermal power plant
Photovoltaic power plant
Geothermal power plants :earth_africa:
These plants use the heat found at deep levels in the earth.
Biomass thermal power plants
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Consists of all organic compounds that are produced through natural process.
Ocean power plants
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These power plants use the energy from the seas and the oceans
Environmental impact
:evergreen_tree:
The building and operating of an ejectncai power plant results in an ecological change in that region.
Environmental impact assessment
As part of a technicaj proiect, it's mandatory to carry out an environmental impact assessment
Environmental impacts
Extraction of natural resources :mountain:
Fuel transport :blue_car:
Electricity generation :flashlight:
Final energy use :checkered_flag::
Waste treatment
We can reduce the waste by
thermal power plants.
With:
Use coal with a low sulphur content :eight_pointed_black_star:
increase the size of large forested area :deciduous_tree:
Special filters :star:
Some solutions:
Energy diversification
Energy savings
Efficiency
