Energy Flashcards
Non renewable
Are finite eg coal,oil,gas
Will not be replenished
Renewable energy
Energy resource that are sustainable eg geothermal, wind, HEP, wave and tidal power
Reasons for the increase in demand for resource
Population growth
—-> more people need to use these resource in order to survive
—> use of heating for the population
Economic development
—-> fuel for industry and manufacturing growth
—> new countries rely on energy to support infrastructures
Increasing wealth
—> more are able to afford better lifestyles, which use energy resources
—> bigger houses
—> holidays and private forms of transport use a large carbon footprint
Technological advances
—> use of phones and the internet
—> usage of appliances that are electrical
Advantages of higher energy comsumption
Electricity makes household tasks easier
Modern technology system are based on oil use
Industry requires high energy to make it work
Disadvantages of higher energy consumption
There are concern we are using it too quickly ,and that we will soon run out of supplies
Create air pollution
Interdependence of supply may lead to conflict
Safety concern of extraction
Coal advantages (non renewable)
Available in large amounts
Easy to store
Produce efficient energy
Cheap
Electricity produced from oil is reliable
The technology to burn coal to generate electricity already exist
Coal disadvantage (non renewable)
Coal is finite so will eventually run out
Releases greenhouse gases
Becoming harder to extract
Oil leakage causes environmental issues
Mining causes damage
Oil production unstable
Less supply more demand increases price
Oil advantages (non renewable)
Technology is improving to extract deeper reserves as well oil in tar sand
Technology to burn oil to generate electricity already exist
Oil disadvantages (non renewable)
Oil is finite so will eventually run out
Oil can cause widespread pollution when split
Release greenhouse gases
Lots of oil is located in politically unstable countries
Gas advantages
Burning gas releases less greenhouse gases then coal and oil
Possible to compress gas and transport it more easily
Easy to store
Easy to preserve
Cleanest fossil fuel
Transported through pipelines and tankers and I and on sea
Gas disadvantage
Gas is finite
Gas is vulnerable to leaks and explosion
Toxic and flammable
Leakage of gas causes explosion and fire
Gases can cause health problems
Damage to the environment
release green house gases
Solar advantages
Clean form of energy
Infinite resource
It can be used to heat water and generate electricity
No fuel cost
No pollution
Safe
Effective for low power usage
Solar disadvantages
Sun doesn’t shine all the time
Hard to store surplus energy
Supply doesn’t always equal demand
Expensive to make solar panels
Large areas are required
Wind advantages
Clean form of energy
Infinite resources
Used in local scale
Not polluting
Space efficient
Wind disadvantage
Visual pollution
Noise pollution
Wind is unreliable
Expensive to install especially onshore
It is hard to store surplus energy
They have to be turned off on very strong wind
Turbine are a threat to birds
