ENERGY

Increased in worldwide consumption of

energy has led to a search for new
energy sources for the future
 Fossil fuels
Solid fuels - peat (partial oxidation of
organic matter)
Lignite
Coal
Coke
Liquid fuels - fuel oil (Fraction of
petroleum crude oil that
cannot be converted
economically into higher
priced product

Shale oil

Gaseous fuel - natural and manufactured

gases
 Renewable
◦ Hydroelectric
◦ Geothermal
◦ Solar
◦ Wind Power Plants
 Non-renewable
◦ Coal
◦ Diesel
◦ Natural Gas
◦ Oil
◦ Nuclear
Combustion
Cogeneration

Boilers
Electric power from steam
 Nuclear energy
 Hydroelectric energy
 Biomass
 Geothermal Energy
 Wave and Tidal energy
 Fuel cells
 Solid waste energy
 Biogas
 Solar energy
 Ethanol from Biomass
 Vegetable oils
 Ocean thermal
 Hydroelectric Energy
 The largest hydroelectric dam in the world is
Rogun in Tajikistan. It stands over 1000 feet
tall. Hydroelectric energy is one of many
energy sources used in the world.
 To make electricity this way, the water is held in
a reservoir, behind the dam, The water close to
the control gates is where the intake is, and when
the control gates open, the water rushes through
the penstock and turns the turbine. After the
water does so, it goes through the outflow into
the river. The turbine spins the generator, and
the electricity goes to the transformer in the
powerhouse. Then the transformer transforms
the electricity into a usable form, and the
electricity travels through the power lines and
goes to homes and businesses.
 One more thing that is needed is location. To
build a dam there has to be valleys and rivers.
This will help with the building of the dam.
There has to be great location or it won’t
work. The land cannot be flat, or there is no
way to build a dam. Canada, USA, the former
USSR, Brazil, China, Norway, Japan, Sweden,
India, and France all use hydroelectric energy.
These countries are in order from the largest
number of kilowatts in billions that are used
each year.
 There are advantages and disadvantages of
using hydroelectric energy.
 Here are some of the advantages.
◦ It is renewable,
◦ clean,
◦ non-polluting,
◦ and it prevents floods. Not all dams produce
electricity, but they prevent flooding, and others do
both.
 As said, there are advantages of using
hydroelectric energy. There are disadvantages
too. Here are some of the disadvantages.
◦ Hydroelectric dams can harm many species that live
on the area,
◦ the land around the dam can be destroyed,
◦ and the furious turbines will kill the fish.
A SOLAR power plant in Cagayan de Oro
San Carlos solar farm, Negros Occidental
 Other approved projects

◦ March 2015, groundbreaking of the 50 MW project in

Calatagan, Batangas
The ground-mounted system will comprise over
150,000 solar panels, covering over 75 hectares

◦ 30 MW project in Ilocos Norte, July 2013 to be finished

by late 2014

◦ 30-MW Leyte solar station

 SM City North EDSA launched the country’s
largest solar rooftop power plant on Nov. 24,
2014