have one of the most important resources responsible for the industrialization and modernization of our global society [which] we have relied on to run our ships and airplanes‚ heat our homes‚ fuel our cars‚ carpet our floors‚ clothe our bodies‚ brush our teeth‚ and wax our surfboards. In short‚ thousands of industrial‚ domestic‚ and recreational petroleum applications may not be possible in the coming century." It is vital to switch to renewable sources of energy which draw upon the natural forces
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Makban 425 CGPHI Napocor‚ Ormat Tongonan I‚ II‚ III 112‚ 210‚ 386 (Total 784) PNOC Napocor‚ Cal Energy Palinpinon I‚ II 115‚ 80 (Total 195) PNOC Napocor Bacman I‚ II 110‚ 40 (Total 150) PNOC Napocor Mindanao I‚ II 52‚ 48 (Total 100) PNOC Oxbow‚ Marubeni Source: Philippines Department of Energy The Philippines is the second-largest producer of geothermal energy in the world behind the United States‚ with more than 1‚900 MW of installed geothermal capacity. The government
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Alternate Energy What would it be like to live in the dark? Finding new forms of alternative energy has been a major concern throughout the world for the past several years. Currently‚ our main sources of energy are coal for electricity‚ and oil for transportation. Alternative energy‚ also known as renewable energy‚ is defined as energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment. At the rate we are using these nonrenewable resources oil is scheduled to run
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"Our country’s leaders have three main choices: Taking over someone else’s oil fields; carrying on until the lights go out and Americans are freezing in the dark; or changing our life style by deep conservation while heavily investing in alternative energy sources at higher costs." ~ Charles T. Maxwell‚consultant to various oil companies and the US Government Essential Learning: To evaluate what factors contribute to how a society chooses to use energy resources‚ keeping in mind the availability
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Unit three: Principles of managing information and producing documents Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make
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Renewable energy is energy that originates from natural sources‚ which is a continuing and nonpolluting energy that is replenished due to its perpetual natural motion. These sources are commonly solar‚ geothermal‚ wind and tidal energies. Comparing different countries’ use of renewable energies -- in Portugal this year‚ close to 45 percent of its electricity will come from renewable energy sources (Rosenthal‚ 2010). This compared to 10.1 percent in the United States (U.S. Energy Administration
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The Biggest Challenges in Human Resource Today Today’s human resource manager faces big challenges in the workplace. In keeping competitive and successful in today’s local and global market‚ facing diversity‚ environmental consciousness‚ keeping current talent and attracting new talent‚ motivating employees‚ developing the structure of the workplace‚ all the while keeping standards‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and ethics of company in mind. Training employees to be more involved in the global market and
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Which is the more viable energy source for Australia’s energy and needs‚ Wind or Solar? This is a common debatable topic within the Federal Government of Australia. Debating which specific form of energy should be invested heavily in‚ in hope that carbon emissions and the use of coal will be reduced in the future (Clean Line‚ 2013). It is believed that the dominance of coal will be challenged by renewable energy e.g. Wind and Solar. Renewable energy is fast‚ clean‚ affordable‚ efficient‚ reliable
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Forms of Energy Energy exists in many forms‚ and when these change‚ energy is conserved. Different forms of energy include the following: Mechanical Thermal Chemical Electrical Electromagnetic Nuclear energy All of these types of energy have the ability to do work‚ which is also the definition of energy. Additionally‚ they have other properties‚ which are specific to their own specific form. Nuclear Energy Nuclear energy is energy in the
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Energy is an important part of our life‚ and no human being in the 21st century can live without it‚ energy now a day means electricity and electricity is running our world‚ with no energy there will be no electricity and then no hospitals‚ no technology and we will go back to stone ages. Energy sources on planet earth can be classified into two types‚ “renewable” and “nonrenewable” energy sources‚ they both differ in many aspects‚ both of them have advantages and disadvantages‚ and both of them
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