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 wont
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 countrys
largest solar rooftop power plant on Nov. 24,
2014