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Name: Geothermal energy
Type of Energy resource: Renewable resource

Description:

Renewable resource where it's a Form of energy conversion wherein heat is harvested within Earth and used directly; geothermal heat pumps, and electric power generation.

Surface phenomena such as lava flows, geysers, fumaroles, hot springs, and mud pots are caused by heat from the Earth's core. The heat is created mostly by the radioactive decay of potassium, thorium, and uranium in the Earth's crust and mantle, as well as friction caused along continental plate borders.

Geothermal heat energy may be collected and used for human purposes, and it can be found everywhere on the Earth's surface.

The most popular method of extracting energy from geothermal sources is to use naturally existing "hydrothermal convection" systems, in which colder water penetrates into the Earth's crust, heats up, and then rises to the surface. Once the heated water reaches the surface, it is quite simple to trap the steam and use it to power electric generators. Geothermal power facilities dig their own holes into the rock to catch the steam more effectively.

Strengths:
- the carbon footprint of a geothermal power plant is low.
- renewable energy
- Sustainable because the resource is always available to be tapped into
- No Fuel Required

Weakness:
- Location Restricted because Geothermal plants need to be built in places where the energy is accessible
- Geothermal energy also runs the risk of triggering earthquakes
-  High Costs to setup

Sources of information:
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/geothermal-energy
https://www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/2014/04/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-geothermal-energy

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Name: Biofuels

Type of Energy resource: It is renewable, and vegetation can be grown back at a relatively rapid rate.

Description: Biofuels are a renewable source of energy, usually coming in the form of corn. It can either be turned into liquid fuel for combustion, or it can be burnt to create energy.

Strengths: Carbon neutral, emits CO2 when burnt, but takes it back when grown again, easy to source, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, economic security, provides jobs, farmers usually burn their crops anyway, selling biofuels can add a source of income,

Weakness: This can lead to soil degradation, high demand causes monoculture, and high demand pushes the use of fertilisers which can then impact the environment, such as rivers, through eutrophication, high water use, deforestation, more land use, more carbon being released than taken in when grown.

Sources of information: my brain, and googoo.

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Name: Hydropower

Type of Energy resource: Hydropower relies on water, which is driven by the sun, therefore is renewable

Description: Hydropower mainly uses turbines and generators to convert kinetic energy into electricity. China is the largest producer of hydroelectricity

Strengths:
- low emission
- reliable
- safe
- adjustable
- cheaper in the long run

Weakness:
- expensive to set up
- environmental consequences (loss in biodiversity, loss in habitat, destroy carbon sink)
- potential political conflict
- Social impact (Displacement of people)

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Name: Fossil Fuels

Type of Energy resource: Non-renewable (Oil, Coal, Gas)

Description: Fossil fuels are burnt to produce energy, it is then used to generate steam to power turbines that produce electricity. As fossil fuels are non-renewable, their supply is limited and will eventually run out.

Strengths: cheap, easier to store and transport, reliable in infrastructure.

Weakness: contributes to greenhouse gases and releases carbon dioxide, climate change, air pollution releases sulfur dioxide which leads to acid deposition, affects human health

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Name:: solar energy
Type of Energy resource
Description: Solar power works by converting energy from the sun into power. There are two forms of energy generated from the sun for our use – electricity and heat.
Strengths: Can help reduce electricity bills. Renewable and cheap.
Weakness: When there is no sun, it wouldn't work (works only half of the time). Limited battery life. High initial installation cost.
Sources of information:
https://lightningsolar.com.au/comparative-guide-advantages-disadvantages-of-solar-panels/
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Type of Energy resource - Non renewable
Description:
- energy itself is renewable, can be recycled. The materials used to produce the energy are not renewable. (Nucleus or core of an atom.

Strengths: - low carbon emission when used (clean)
- Creates jobs, half a million jobs in US
- does not emit carbon dioxide
- readily available technology
- large amount of energy can be produced, efficient.
- low cost
- quickest solution

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- Radioactive wastes can remain for thousands of years. ( if not disposed properly can leak into soil etc . )
- risk of disasters (Chernobyl)
- non-renewable of uranium
- long time to build
- security measures is expensive

https://www.mrgscience.com/ess-topic-71-energy-source-and-security.html
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Wind Energy
How: Use wind to provide mechanical power through wind turbines to turn electrical generators.
Pro: Renewable & sustainable, does not pollute air or produce acid rain ect.
Con: large carbon footprint which offsets any clean power. Threatens wildlife, wind unpredictable and is a limited resource.