Objectives:

• Students will be able to learn the

different sources of energy.
• Able to differentiate Non Renewable vs.
Renewable Resources.
• How can we protect the environment
by knowing the alternatives.
• Know the advantages and
disadvantages of this resources.
NONRENEWABLE
AND
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
 HMMMM....
What do you think
nonrenewable
resources are?

Nonrenewable?
Resource?
 NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES

A nonrenewable resource is a natural

resource that cannot be re-made or re-
grown at a scale comparable to its
consumption.
 COAL, PETROLEUM, AND GAS
Coal, petroleum, and
natural gas are
considered
nonrenewable because
they cannot be
replenished in a short
period of time. These
are called fossil fuels.
HOW IS COAL MADE ???
Uses of Coal
• Uses for Electricity Generation, Steel
Production and as Liquid Fuel.
• Steam Coal (Thermal Coal) – Power
Generation.
• Coking Coal (Metallurgical Coal) –
Steel Production.
Types of Coal
Lignite (Brown Coal) - (25%-35%)
Sub Bituminous – (35% - 45%)
Bituminous – (45% - 86%)
Anthracite (Hard Coal) – (86% - 97%)
Environmental Concerns
• Mining Practice
• Ecological Impact
• Human Safety
Coal Produces Carbon Dioxide, S, Hg, N
& Heavy Metals.
Health PRIORITY
Development of Carbon Capture and
Storage.
HOW ARE OIL AND GAS MADE ???
 Natural
Uses:
Gas/Petroleum
Properties/Composition:
Electricity
Oil/ Gasoline for
Thick Black Liquid
Vehicle Methane
Fertilizer Contain H,C,S,N,O
Fuel Cell

Exploration Activity: Transportation:

Surveying Pipeline
Rock Coarse Ship
Sampling Rail
Drilling Well Trucks
 HMMMM....
If nonrenewable
resources are resources
that cannot be re-made
at a scale comparable to
its consumption, what
are renewable resources?
 RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Renewable resources are
natural resources that can be
replenished in a short period
of time.

● Solar ● Geothermal
● Wind ● Biomass
● Water
SOLAR
Energy from the sun.

Why is energy from

the sun renewable?
What is it? Disadvantages
•Solar •Solar panels are expensive.
power •When it is cloudy or at
uses night there is not enough
energy light.
from the •Some people don’t like the
Sun. look of solar panels.
Advantages
•The energy from the Sun is free.
•The sun does not produce
greenhouse gases.
•The sun will always be there
during our lifetime.
GEOTHERMAL
Energy from
Earth’s heat.

Why is energy
from the heat of
the Earth
renewable?
 What is it? Disadvantages
•Rocks •There are not many places where
under the we can build geothermal power
ground are stations.
hot. •Harmful gases and minerals may
•Water can occasionally come up from the
be pumped
ground below. These can be
through
these hot
•difficult to control.
rocks and
warmed Advantages
up. •The energy
source is free and
will not run out.
WIND Energy from
the wind.

Why is energy
from the wind
renewable?
 Disadvantages
What is it?
•Wind turbines
•Lots of wind turbines are
are used to needed to produce enough
generate power.
electricity •Turbines can only be put in
from the wind. windy areas.
•The wind •It is not always windy.
turns the large •Some people don’t like the
blades and the
blades turn a
look of the turbines.
generator. Advantages
•Wind is renewable.
•Wind is free.
•No greenhouse gases are made.
•There are few safety risks.
 BIOMASS
Energy from
burning organic
or living matter.
Why is energy
from biomass
renewable?
What is it? Disadvantages
•Biomass, is a
renewable •Inefficient
energy source (only 30%
made of efficiency).
biological
material from Advantages
living, or •Produces less
recently living pollution than fossil
organisms. fuels.
•Energy is
•Does not cause acid
released by
combustion rain.
(burning). •Can be found locally.
•It is renewable.
WATER or HYDROELECTRIC
Energy from the
flow of water.
Why is energy of
flowing water
renewable?
 What is it? Disadvantages
•Flowing •The dam is expensive to build.
water is •By building a dam, the nearby
used to turn area has to be flooded and this
a turbine could affect nearby habitats.
which •If it does not rain much we may
generates not have enough water to turn
electricity. the turbines.
Advantages
•When the electricity is generated, n
greenhouse gases are made.
•The water used is free.
•It is a renewable energy source.
 Disadvantages
What is it? •Small waves generate
•Waves small amounts of
force air in electricity.
and out of •Electricity needs to be
a chamber. transported from the sea
•The air onto the land.
causes a •The equipment is
turbine to expensive
generate Advantages
electricity. •Waves are free and will not run
out.
•Wave power does not produce
greenhouse gases.
•There are very few safety risks.
Wave Energy
Attenuators Overtoppers

Point Absorbers
 RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Renewable resources are
natural resources that can be
replenished in a short period
of time.

● Solar ● Geothermal
● Wind ● Biomass
● Water
 SUMMARY

What are the

differences between
nonrenewable and
renewable
resources?