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A Son Is Born

By Manuel Arguilla

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ENERGY

&
ENERGY
RESOURCES
WHAT IS
ENERGY?
WHAT IS ENERGY REFERS TO THE
ENERGY?
ABILITY OR CAPACITY TO
DO WORK OR CAUSE
CHANGES IN A PHYSICAL
SYSTEM.
WHAT IS

ENERGY
RESOURCES?
WHAT IS

ENERGY ENERGY RESOURCES ARE ALL


RESOURCES? FORMS OF FUELS USED IN THE MODERN
WORLD, THAT CAN PRODUCE HEAT,
POWER LIFE, MOVE OBJECTS,
GENERATE ELECTRICAL ENERGY, OR
FOR OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY
CONVERSION PROCESSES.
THREE CATEGORIES
OF
ENERGY RESOURCES
NON-RENEWABLE A NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE IS A
SOURCES NATURAL RESOURCE THAT CANNOT BE
(CONVENTIONAL SOURCES) READILY REPLACED BY NATURAL MEANS AT A
PACE QUICK ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH
CONSUMPTION. AN EXAMPLE IS CARBON-
BASED FOSSIL FUELS. THE ORIGINAL ORGANIC
MATTER, WITH THE AID OF HEAT AND
PRESSURE, BECOMES A FUEL SUCH AS OIL OR
GAS.
CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES, LIKE FOSSIL FUELS
(COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS) AND NUCLEAR POWER, ARE
ABUNDANT BUT HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY
ARE WIDELY USED DUE TO THEIR AFFORDABILITY BUT
ARE CONCENTRATED IN SPECIFIC REGIONS, LEADING
TO UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION.
OIL NATURAL GAS NUCLEAR ENERGY

COAL MINERALS
DISADVANTAGES
• HIGHLY POLLUTING
• AVAILABLE ONLY IN FEW PLACES
• HIGH RUNNING COST
• LIMITED SUPPLY AND WILL ONE DAY GET EXHAUSTED
RENEWABLE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE IS A NATURAL
SOURCES RESOURCE WHICH WILL REPLENISH TO
(NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES)
REPLACE THE PORTION DEPLETED BY
USAGE AND CONSUMPTION, EITHER
THROUGH NATURAL REPRODUCTION OR
OTHER RECURRING PROCESSES IN A
FINITE AMOUNT OF TIME IN A HUMAN TIME
SCALE.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (LIKE SOLAR, WIND, HYDRO)
ARE ABUNDANT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. WHILE
INITIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE, THEIR COSTS ARE DECLINING
RAPIDLY. INDIA HAS AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY ADOPTION TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL
FUELS. HOWEVER, CAREFUL MANAGEMENT OF THESE
RESOURCES IS CRUCIAL FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.
WIND SOLAR ENERGY HYDROPOWER

GEOTHERMAL BIOMASS WATER


WIND POWER WIND POWER IS THE USE OF WIND
ENERGY TO GENERATE USEFUL WORK.
HISTORICALLY, WIND POWER WAS
USED BY SAILS, WINDMILLS AND
WINDPUMPS, BUT TODAY IT IS
MOSTLY USED TO GENERATE
ELECTRICITY.
SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY IS RADIANT LIGHT
AND HEAT FROM THE SUN THAT IS
HARNESSED USING A RANGE OF
TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SOLAR
POWER TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY,
SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY, AND
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE.
HYDROELECTRIC HYDROPOWER, OR HYDROELECTRIC
POWER POWER, IS A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF
ENERGY THAT GENERATES POWER BY
USING A DAM OR DIVERSION
STRUCTURE TO ALTER THE NATURAL
FLOW OF A RIVER OR OTHER BODY OF
WATER.
GEOTHERMAL GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IS THERMAL
ENERGY EXTRACTED FROM THE EARTH'S
ENERGY
CRUST. IT COMBINES ENERGY FROM THE
FORMATION OF THE PLANET AND FROM
RADIOACTIVE DECAY. GEOTHERMAL
ENERGY HAS BEEN EXPLOITED AS A
SOURCE OF HEAT AND/OR ELECTRIC
POWER FOR MILLENNIA.
BIOMASS BIOMASS IS RENEWABLE ORGANIC
MATERIAL THAT COMES FROM
PLANTS AND ANIMALS. BIOMASS
CAN BE BURNED DIRECTLY FOR HEAT
OR CONVERTED TO LIQUID AND
GASEOUS FUELS THROUGH VARIOUS
PROCESSES.
WAVE POWER WAVE POWER IS THE CAPTURE OF
ENERGY OF WIND WAVES TO DO USEFUL
WORK – FOR EXAMPLE, ELECTRICITY
GENERATION, WATER DESALINATION,
OR PUMPING WATER. A MACHINE THAT
EXPLOITS WAVE POWER IS A WAVE
ENERGY CONVERTER.
DISADVANTAGES
• UNREASONABLE SUPPLY
• USUALLY PRODUCED IN SMALL QUANTITIES
• OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT TO STORE
• CURRENTLY PER UNIT COST OF ENERGY IS MORE
COMPARED TO OTHER TYPES
ALTERNATE
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IS ENERGY THAT
EMERGING ENERGY
DOES NOT COMES FROM FOSSIL FUELS
SOURCES
AND THUS PRODUCES LITTLE TO NO
GREENHOUSE GASES. THIS MEANS THAT
ENERGY PRODUCED FROM ALTERNATIVE
SOURCES DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
GREENHOUSE EFFECT THAT CAUSES
CLIMATE CHANGE.
ALTERNATE EMERGING ENERGY SOURCES ARE NEWER
AND LESS ESTABLISHED FORMS OF ENERGY THAT HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTORS TO GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY. THESE
SOURCES OFTEN RELY ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
AND ARE STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT OR IN EARLY
STAGES OF COMMERCIALIZATION.
BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IS CONSIDERED A RELIABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS ALLOWED THESE CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES TO ENTER MORE AND MORE INTO THE
GLOBAL ENERGY.
• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAT PRODUCES VERY LOW EMISSIONS OR ZERO
EMISSION.
• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY REPRESENTS A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE THAT NEVER RUNS OUT.
• REDUCE OR ELIMINATE HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH USING CONVENTIONAL COOK STOVES, INCLUDING
RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND EYE PROBLEMS.
• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES CAN PROVIDE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH DIRECT USE OF
ENERGY IN SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE, THROUGH CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF
ENERGY DEVICES, OR THROUGH THE SALE OF ENERGY TO LOCAL UTILITIES.

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