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Yes, the energy stored in coal came from the sun.
Plants using an ingenious process called photosynthesis, use energy from the sun, to take carbon-dioxide from the air, use the carbon and release the oxygen back to the air.
After the plant is eaten or dies and is decomposed or burned (the net effect is the same) the oxygen again breaks the chemical bonds, releasing the energy from the sun and liberating the carbon-dioxide back to the air to become the next generation of plants.
Coal is carbon from the air and energy from the sun.
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Can the energy in coal be traced to the sun?
Yes, the energy in coal can be traced back to the sun. Coal is formed from the remains of ancient plants that photosynthesized and captured sunlight millions of years ago. Over time, these organic materials were buried, subjected to heat and pressure, and transformed into coal, storing the solar energy initially captured by those plants. Thus, the energy contained in coal is ultimately derived from solar energy.
What is the relationship between coal and solar power?
They can both be used to generate electricity. Coal is solar energy trapped by plants millions of year ago. It contains toxic materials including mercury that is released into the atmosphere when it is burned. The carbon dioxide removed over millions of years is released quickly into the atmosphere. Solar power is clean but cannot be cheaply stored to provide energy on cloudy days and at night. It may be cheaper to combine solar and coal energy sources to overcome the limitations of both. For instance solar thermal energy can be used to turn coal into gas, which can be cleaned to remove toxic chemicals. The solar-gas can be stored to generate clean energy 24 hours a day. A further description of how this might be done, combining solar and coal energy is here: http://blog.gerbilnow.com/2011/11/energy-business-opportunity.html
Why is solar energy a clean form of energy?
Solar energy is claimed as a clean form of energy as no carbon dioxide or nitrogen and sulfur oxides are produced during the operation of solar plants or solar cells (as is the case when using fossil fuels as coal, oil, or natural gas). However, solar energy is not absolutely clean if we look to the overall solar cycle including the production of solar cells or mirrors as well including the decommissioning of these solar plants or cells. Around 50 toxic elements are included in the production of solar cells or mirrors. In this regards, nuclear, wind, and hydro-electric power plants are even cleaner than solar power plants.
What is energy that come to earth form the sun?
The energy from the Sun is solar energy.
Does solar energy create as much energy as coal?
"Create as much energy" is poorly defined. The amount of energy produced from solar energy will depend on the surface area used for solar panels, the weather, the efficiency of the panels, and for how long it is used. Similarly, the amount of energy produced by a coal power plant would depend on its size, its efficiency (which of course may also vary), and for how long it is used. Please think about what exactly you want to compare.
How are coal and solar energy simliar?
The only thing similar is each produces energy. The coal is the dirtiest form while solar is the cleanest.
A form of energy?
Nuclear, Wind, Water, Coal, Petroleum products, Solar, and Geothermal.
In what sense is energy from coal actually solar energy?
Coal is derived from plant material which was produced by solar energy during photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is roughly H20 + CO2 + solar energy = Ch20 + O2, which converts CO2 and water to oxygen and plant material as the plant grows.
Why when we burn coal the energy released come originally from the sun?
When coal is burned, the energy released comes originally from the sun because coal is formed from organic matter such as dead plants and trees that captured solar energy through photosynthesis. This stored solar energy in the form of carbon is released when coal is burned, making it a fossil fuel.
What is a non example of coal?
Solar energy is a non-example of coal. Solar energy is generated from sunlight through solar panels, whereas coal is a fossil fuel that is mined from the earth.
How are coal and solar energy alike?
Coal and solar energy are alike because they both are having to do with energy and they are both formed ny the sun or have sun in them. Although, solar energy is renewable and coal is non-renewable they both have some similarities.
How is energy conversions involved in the formation of coal?
Coal formation involves the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis in plants. Over millions of years, this stored chemical energy is further converted into coal through the accumulation and compression of plant matter in the Earth's crust, turning potential energy into stored energy in the form of coal.
What is the renewable property of coal and solar energy?
The sun?
How is solar energy useful to people?
it provides energy without burning coal.
What form of energy is stored in coal?
The energy stored in coal that is converted to heat is chemical energy. Of course coal, like any other matter, also has stored nuclear energy.
Types of energy used in China?
Coal, wind, hydroelectricity, and solar. Coal is most used.
Is there any alternative to form oil?
wind mills, solar power, hydro elecctric power, geothermal energy, biomass, coal, carbon capture,and neuclear energy
