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[OCTOBER THEMATIC REPORT] Introducing renewable energy |
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by DIBYA BHATTA | 16-10-2022 13:58 0 |
Energy obtained from natural resources that are renewed more quickly than they are used up is referred to as renewable energy. Such sources that are continually replenished include the sun and the wind, for instance. There are several renewable energy sources all around us.On the other hand, non-renewable fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas require hundreds of millions of years to create. When fossil fuels are used to create energy, they emit dangerous greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. More emissions are produced by burning fossil fuels than by producing electricity from renewable sources. The key to solving the climate catastrophe is switching from fossil fuels, which now produce the majority of emissions, to renewable energy. WIND ENERGY: By placing massive wind turbines on land, in freshwater, or on the ocean floor, wind energy captures the kinetic energy of flowing air (offshore). Although wind energy has been utilized for thousands of years, onshore and offshore wind energy technology have advanced in recent years to optimize the amount of power generated, using higher turbines and bigger rotor diameters.The world's technical potential for wind energy exceeds that of global electricity production, despite the fact that average wind speeds vary widely by location, and there is sufficient potential in the majority of the world's regions to allow for the deployment of significant amounts of wind energy.Strong winds are present over most of the planet, yet occasionally distant areas are the greatest for producing wind energy. Significant potential exists for offshore wind energy. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: Hydrothermal reservoirs are naturally sufficiently hot and permeable reservoirs, whereas enhanced geothermal systems are naturally sufficiently hot reservoirs that have undergone hydraulic stimulation.Upon reaching the surface, fluids with a range of temperatures can be utilized to produce electricity. Since it has been in use for more than a century, the hydrothermal reservoir power generating technique is well-established and trustworthy. HYDROPOWER: The energy of water flowing from higher elevations to lower elevations is captured by hydropower. It can be produced by rivers and reservoirs. Run-of-river hydropower facilities rely on the river's available flow, whereas reservoir hydropower plants use water that has been stored in a reservoir.In addition to supplying electricity, hydropower reservoirs frequently serve as sources of drinking water, irrigation water, flood and drought control, navigation services, and energy.The greatest renewable energy source in the electrical sector at the moment is hydropower. It depends on relatively consistent rainfall patterns, which can be adversely affected by droughts brought on by climate change or by changes to ecosystems that affect rainfall patterns.Hydropower infrastructure also has the potential to negatively affect ecosystems. Because of this, many people believe small-scale hydro is a better OCEAN ENERGY: Ocean energy is derived from processes that employ the kinetic and thermal energy of the sea—such as waves or currents—to generate power or heat.Wave and tidal current prototypes are being investigated, however ocean energy systems are still in the early stages of development. Theoretically, ocean energy could easily meet all of the energy needs of people today. |
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Hello, this is your mentor Minkyung.
Thank you for giving information on various types of renewable energy. If you could include the statistics on how these renewable energy sources are being used, I think your report would be much richer in content!
Great job writing this month's thematic report :)
Posted 20-10-2022 11:10
Hi, DIBYA BHATTA!
This is your mentor, Yoon.
Your report is much more readable this time with subtitles and not indenting every word. You also did well in explaining various types of renewable energies.
Great job on writing the thematic report!
I am looking forward to reading your following report!
Posted 18-10-2022 22:25