Renewable energy is also known as renewable energy. In a nutshell, renewable energy is an infinite, continuous, renewable energy source such as solar energy, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal energy.
Currently globally, renewable energy is used only 16%, too meager compared to its actual potential. Renewable energy is mainly used for applications in the electricity industry.
Infinite energy has two meanings:
Renewable energy is an infinite, continuous source of energy…
Renewable energy includes: solar energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy, hydroelectricity, wind energy, biomass energy, biofuel.
Solar energy is a source of energy generated from the electromagnetic radiation that the sun shines on the Earth.
This energy source is expected to use and exist for the next 5 million years.
Solar energy is also absorbed by the Earth’s hydrosphere and Earth’s atmosphere to produce meteorological phenomena that contain exploitable forms of energy storage.
Geothermal energy is energy extracted from heat in the Earth’s interior. This energy comes from the early formation of the planet, from radioactive decay of minerals, and from solar energy absorbed at the Earth’s surface.
Tidal energy is energy harnessed from the power of water currents. Electricity is generated by a system of dams, water turbines and generators.
This is the energy extracted from the function of the water flow.
Hydroelectricity accounts for 20% of the world’s electricity. The countries that develop the strongest hydroelectricity include: Norway, IceLand, Austria.
Wind energy is the kinetic energy of air moving through the Earth’s atmosphere. Wind energy is an indirect form of solar energy. Wind energy is harnessed by wind turbines.
Biomass energy is energy derived from living forms of matter, mainly plants. Biomass can be converted to energy in three ways: thermal conversion, chemical conversion, and biochemical conversion.
Biofuels are fuels formed from compounds of plant and animal origin.
Biofuels are fuels formed from compounds of plant and animal origin such as fuels derived from animal and vegetable fats (animal fats, coconut oil, etc.), grains (wheat, corn, soybeans, etc.), agricultural wastes (straw, manure, etc.), industrial waste products (sawdust, waste wood products, etc.)