Renewable resources are those resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time even as they are used. They include the sun, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass. Renewable resources are considered to have less of a negative impact on the environment.
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Wind farms capture the energy of wind flow by using turbines and converting it into electricity. There are several forms of systems used to convert wind energy and each vary.
Solar energy is derived by capturing radiant energy from sunlight and converting it into heat, electricity, or hot water. Photovoltaic (PV) systems can convert direct sunlight into electricity through the use of solar cells.
Dams are what people most associate when it comes to hydroelectric power. Water flows through the dam's turbines to produce electricity, known as pumped-storage hydropower.
Geothermal heat is heat that is trapped beneath the earth’s crust escapes naturally, but all at once, resulting in familiar occurrences, such as volcanic eruptions and geysers. This heat can be captured and used to produce geothermal energy by using steam and can be used to operate a turbine.
Bioenergy is a renewable energy derived from biomass. Biomass is organic matter that comes from recently living plants and organisms. Using wood in your fireplace is an example of biomass that most people are familiar with.
“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”
“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.”
“To truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy.”
