Electrical Energy Production Flashcards
(22 cards)
90% of BC electricity is generated at
BC hydro
What is electricity?
The energy of flowing electrons.
How is electricity produced?
The most common way to produce electricity and involves moving an electrical conductor in a magnetic field.
Renewable energy
Energy sources that are replaced by natural processes at a rate comparable to their use.
Non-renewable energy
Energy sources that are limited and can eventually run out. Cannot be replaced on a time span of human significance.
Fossil fuels
(Coal) (oil) (natural gas)
Energy sources form from remains of dead plants and animals that were buried millions of years ago.
Non-renewable
Advantage and disadvantages of fossil fuels
Advantage:
Used to make products
(Cosmetics, plastics, medicine)
Disadvantages:
Environmental concerns
Safety/health
Greenhouse gas admissions
Hydroelectric
Converting the flow of moving water into electricity
Renewable
Advantages and disadvantages of hydroelectric
Advantages:
Cost competitive
Reliable
Water supply
Disadvantages:
Ruins salmon habitat
Geothermal
Energy produced using the heat from inside the Earth
Renewable
Advantages and disadvantages of geothermal
Adventures:
Reliable
Disadvantages
Expensive
Can lower ground temperature below surface
Tidal
Converting the natural rise and fall of tires into electricity
Renewable
Advantages and disadvantages of tidal
Advantages:
Easy to install
Low environmental impact
Disadvantages:
Small amount of power generated
Wind
Converting mechanical energy of the wind into electricity
Renewable
Disadvantages and advantages of wind
Advantages:
No direct CO2
Disadvantages:
Land use
Bird disruption
Noise
Solar
Converting the suns light or the suns heat into electricity
Renewable
Advantages and disadvantages of solar
Advantages:
Clean
Low maintenance
Disadvantages:
Large area to get enough energy
Limited availability
Nuclear
Energy held in the nucleus of an atom. It can be obtained through vision/fusion.
Non-renewable
What is the most common material used for nuclear?
Uranium
Advantages and disadvantages of nuclear
Advantages:
No greenhouse gas
Disadvantages:
radioactive waste
Bio mass ( bio fuel)
Organic material living or recent living plants and biological waste that is used for the production of energy.
Renewable
Advantages and disadvantages of biomass
Advantages:
Viable replacement to Petro transportation fuels
Disadvantages:
Increase food prices
