At present‚ fossil fuels are readily accessible. These fuels are easy to use‚ and a simple combustion procedure turns them into energy for running a vehicle‚ generating electricity and/or heat. Fossil fuels are currently a cheap source of energy and so are the methods of producing energy from them. With our present distribution networks‚ we can get fossil fuels of all kinds around the world. That makes it easy to employ them‚ no matter where you are. Thus‚ there is a huge dependence of fossil fuels
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What is renewable energy? Why is everyone out there concerned about the future of renewable energy? Well‚ the answers are not as tough as we would have expected‚ nor do they require a lot of action in order to succeed. Our planet is dependent upon us to keep it thriving‚ and the best way to do that is to switch over to renewable energy. Renewable energy effectively uses natural resources such as sunlight‚ wind‚ rain‚ tides and geothermal heat‚ which may be naturally replenished. Renewable energy
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terms of renewable energy? * The Government is committed to supporting renewable energy as part of a diverse‚ low-carbon and secure energy mix. Alongside gas and low-carbon transport fuels‚ nuclear power and carbon capture and storage (CCS)‚ renewable energy brings energy security‚ decarbonisation of our economy and green growth. Since the first Renewable Energy Roadmap in 2011‚ the UK is on track to meet our first interim target on the way towards our ambitious target of 15% renewable energy by
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Pakistan is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources but also one of the poorest among them in their management. The country is abundant in the vital resources including that of energy‚ agriculture‚ minerals‚ population‚ and geography‚ but unlike the developed countries‚ these have not been properly exploited due to poor management. This dismayed situation is caused due to several‚ both chronic and acute‚ flaws which have led to poor governance of country since its
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Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful. Uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household‚ recreational and environmental activities. Virtually all of these human uses require fresh water. 97% of the water on the Earth is salt water. However‚ only three percent is fresh water; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps.[1] The remaining unfrozen freshwater is found mainly as groundwater‚ with only a small fraction present
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Energy Resources and their Uses in Producing Electricity Renewable energy is energy drawn from natural processes that are restored quicker than they are used up‚ some renewable energy resources are biomass‚ food‚ wind‚ waves‚ flowing water‚ solar and geothermal. The sun however‚ is known to be the ultimate energy resource since almost all energy resources originate from the sun’s energy. This is possible according to the law of conservation of energy which states that energy can’t be destroyed
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WATER RESOURCES The sources of water that are useful to human life are called water resources. Uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household and recreational activities. The majority of human uses require fresh water. 97 percent of the water on the Earth is salt water and only 3 percent is fresh water; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. The remaining unfrozen fresh water is found mainly as groundwater‚ with only a small fraction present above
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Differences between fossil fuel and renewable energy One of the great issues facing world in the 21st century is how best to obtain the energy for supporting operations: heat and light‚ transportation‚ production and delivery of goods and services. Fossil fuel supplies nearly 90 percent of the energy‚ according to the U.S. Department of Energy. In contrast‚ only %5 is provided by renewable energy. There are several differences between fossil fuel and renewable energy. Fossil fuel are including:
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be used more. Renewable energy creates three times more jobs then fossil fuels. Renewable energy is being used more in the world. People are realizing that fossil fuels are going to run out soon and that it is destroying the environment. And burning these things releases greenhouse gasses that is causing climate change. Alternate energy should be used more because burning fossil fuels is causing climate change‚ drilling oil is dangerous‚ and alternate energy is clean and renewable. Alternate energy
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* Minerals are non-renewable resources because the amounts that exist are finite although most are very abundant. * Economically recoverable resources account for a tiny proportion of the total that exists. * The main limitations on mineral availability are the locations‚ chemical form and purity of the deposits‚ and the availability of technologies to exploit them. * Their exploitation is economically important but can cause environmental damage. Factors affecting the viability of
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