DINA N.

RAMONA
MASTER CCE, AN I, GRUPA 661


RENEWABLE ENERGY



INTRODUCTION
What is energy?
The energy is the life blood of our society;
If we are giving an overview of society, the well-being
of people, economy and industry depends of safe,
secure, sustainable and affordable energy
I am trying to make you understand how important is
the renewable energy for ours leavings ,drawing a
parallel between the fossil fuels energy and
renewable energy.
Present the important types of renewable energy
The European Council Objectives


FOSSIL FUELS
Are formed by natural processes such as
decomposition of buried dead organisms (it
takes millions of year to form);
Fossil fuels contain high percentages of carbon
and include coal, petroleum and natural gas;
They take millions of years to form and reserves
are depleted much faster than new ones are
being made;
Nonrenewable energy;
Raise environmental concerns.



RENEWABLE ENERGY
They are an alternative to fossil fuels
resources;
In its various forms, it derives directly from
the sun, or from heat generated deep within
the earth;
Electricity and heat is generated from solar,
wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass,
geothermal resources, and bio fuels and
hydrogen derived from renewable resources.
Green energy;
They are constantly replenished and will
never run out

COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO
TYPES OF RESOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS RENEWABLE ENERGY
Nonrenewable energy
they draw on finite
resources that are
eventually depleted;
Raise environmental
concerns: release CO2
in the atmosphere
(CO2 is one of the
greenhouse gases and
thus contributes to
global warming)
Are constantly replenished;
will never run out;
Green energy
It doesnt pollute
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
The most important renewable resources
are:

- Wind Power
- Hydropower
- Solar Energy
- Biomass(plant material)
- Bio fuel
- Geothermal energy


WIND ENERGY




The energy of the wind is
a sustainable resource;
wind will not run out;
Wind energy leaves no
harmful emissions or
residue in the
environment.
Wind energy is one of the
most promising energy
technologies for the 21
st

century
HYDROPOWER
The production of electrical
power through the use of the
gravitational force of falling
or flowing water;
The most common method
of using energy from water
is a hydroelectric dam,
where water coming down
through an area causes
turbines to rotate and the
energy is captured to run a
generator.
It is a clean energy source, it
does not emit toxins;

SOLAR ENERGY
It is applies energy from the
sun in two forms:
a) electricity;
b) heat.
It is one the most rapidly
growing renewable sources of
electricity and thermal energy;
Effects:
-reduced dependence on fossil
fuels;
-have a limited impact of the
environment
-have small required investments
in production and transportation
infrastructure.





BIOMASS
What is it?

-biological material made from living, or recently living
organisms;
-essentially carbon, hydrogen and oxygen based;
-a sustainable fuel that can deliver a significant
reduction in carbon emissions when compared with
fossil fuels, vital difference is one of time scale;
-includes five distinct energy sources: garbage, wood,
waste, landfill gases, and alcohol fuels
BIOMASS CYCLE
BIOFUEL
It is made by
a biomass conversion,
biomass (refers to
recently living organisms,
most often referring
to plants or plant-derived
materials);
This biomass conversion
can result in fuel
in solid, liquid, or gas
form
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
It is the heat of the Earth,
Geo means Earth and
Thermal means Heat;
It provides clean and safe
energy using little land;
It is renewable and
sustainable
It conserves fossil fuels
and contributes to
diversity in energy
sources
EUROPEAN UNION TARGETS
EU favors the development of the market for
renewable energy sources for at least three
reasons:

- reduce the greenhouse emissions and reduce
pollution;
- reduce the dependency on energy imports;
- positive impact on regional and local
development like encouraging employment and
technological innovation

EUROPEAN UNION TARGETS
According to the Directive 2009/28/EC on the
promotion of the use of energy from renewable
sources there are two targets for all member
states to be accomplished:

one fifth (20%) of the energy consumed in the
European Union in 2020 should come from
renewable sources;
10% share of renewable energy specifically in
the transport sector should come from
renewable energy

CONCLUSIONS
Renewable energy is a clean, green energy
that is an alternative to the use of traditional
energy (fossil fuels, nuclear energy).
Its effects are beneficial for protecting the
environment, in reducing the dependency
on nonrenewable sources of energy that are
finite and are becoming more expensive, and
also support development and technological
innovation.