Electricity
Depending on the resource used to generate it, electric energy can be renewable or non-renewable. Electricity, like oil from the earth, is not a naturally occurring energy phenomenon; it must be manufactured and purified in electrical power plants using other energy sources. Power is often generated by processing facilities that burn fossil fuels and “create” electricity in return for the fuel consumed. The electricity-generating turbines are powered by non-renewable, restricted energy sources such as coal, oil, or gasoline. Solar, wind and geothermal energy may all be used to generate electricity. These inexhaustible powers are continually replenishable.
Electricity may be created in two ways
- Thermal electricity is produced by the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, and others, which provides energy to power turbines.
- Thermal power plants generate energy using non-renewable resources, such as fossil fuels.
- Hydroelectricity is produced by the movement of water.
- This energy is pollution-free and is widely used in India through multi-purpose projects such as Bhakra Nangal, Damodar Valley, and the Kopili Hydropower Project, among others.
Conventional Energy Sources
Conventional sources of Energy or Non-renewable energy sources are finite resources that will deplete over time. Non-renewable energy is defined as energy that does not regenerate itself at a sufficient pace to allow for long-term economic extraction on human timescales. Coal, crude oil, natural gas, and uranium are examples of non-renewable energy sources.
Energy from fossil fuels, such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, nuclear material, the sun, and wind, are the primary sources of electricity. Energy is a necessary component of economic progress. Wind, sun rays, and flowing water are used to generate power, whereas coal, petroleum, and natural gas are used directly in motor vehicles and equipment. Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and other fuel minerals can be used to create energy.
Table of Content
- Conventional Sources of Energy
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Natural Gas
- Electricity
- Non-Conventional source of Energy
A resource is anything that is accessible in our surroundings that may be utilized to meet our requirements. It must be technologically possible, financially viable, and culturally acceptable. Only then can it be called a ‘Resource?’ Minerals, forests, fossil fuels, and other natural resources are examples. Energy resources are any resources that are utilized to create electricity or energy to run industries. We are about to discuss two types of Energy Resources :
1) Conventional Source of Energy 2) Non-Conventional Source of Energy