Renewable Energy

They both convert kinetic energy to electrical energy.

Only in very small ways do they impact the environment. Renewable sources of energy emit no polluting greenhouse gases, so they have no effect on global warming. Solar panels on your roof have no impact. Wind turbines have a slight visual impact. Dams impact the environment of the croplands above them. Tidal power may obstruct shipping and fish movements. Wave power machines may obstruct shipping and whale movements.

Renewable energy sources are able to be renewed or are continuous forces of nature. For example: we can replant trees when we use their wood for energy, we can harness the wind and sun for energy. Non-Renewable sources are not able to be replaced, and will eventually cease to be a source. This includes sources such as coal, oil, natural gas. Once these reserves are depleted there is no method to produce more.

Renewable: hydroelectricity, solar, wind, wood,

Non-Renewable: coal, oil, natural gas

Renewable resources are resources which can be recycled or re-grown within a human timescale, or whose consumption does not diminish their abundance.

Fossil fuels, such as oil and coal, are not renewable because while they can be re-made through natural processes, it requires geological timescales (millions of years). Solar energy, while technically not renewable, is not reduced by its consumption.

The use of renewable resources are much more useful than non-renewable resources because using renewable resources is sustainable. Non-renewable resources are depleted by their use -- eventually, they run out; the world has a finite supply of oil and coal, and once depleted, the supplies cannot regenerate in any useful timescale (again, it takes millions of years for natural processes to create coal or oil).

It is false that hydro is the least widely used. There are many renewable energy sources, and hydro power is one of the most commonly used, with many installations all over the world. Unconventional renewable power sources that have been used include such ideas as extracting energy from the impact of people's feet as they walk on sidewalks, which is just one of many examples of sources less commonly used than hydro.

Renewable energy sources are sustainable and do not deplete natural resources. They help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Additionally, they create jobs and promote energy independence.

Because renewable sources can be replenished

(apex)

because we will not run out of them

Geothermal energy is most likely to be found near a volcano. Volcanoes are associated with intense heat that can be harnessed to generate electricity through geothermal power plants. This renewable energy resource relies on the heat beneath the Earth's surface to produce steam that drives turbines.

There is no difference. Renewable energy is also called green and clean because it emits no carbon dioxide.

Non-renewable energy sources like fossil fuels can only be used once and release carbon when they are burnt.

The answer above is partly correct. Renewable energies are energies which need no fuel to create them.

However Clean energies are ones that don't emit any greenhouse gases/toxic chemicals, this can be renewables, or it could also be things such as nuclear fusion which is currently being developed, it emits no nuclear waste or greenhouse gases.

Geothermal energy takes advantage of heat stored beneath the Earth's surface in the form of hot water and steam. This heat is generated from the natural radioactive decay of minerals deep within the Earth, and can be harnessed to generate electricity or for direct use in heating applications.

No.

None of the fossil fuels are.

There's actually no such thing as "renewable" energy by basic physics, but those forms so-called are effectively inexhaustible in human terms, and that would be the better adjective.

Wood and other plants approach it, if farmed and cropped properly, and some work has been carried out on crop-woods to feed gasifiers to fuel internal-combustion engine driven alternators. The main by-product is charcoal, plus some wood-tar, both of potential value.

When you see the R- word bandied about so glibly you realise just how ignorant so many people really are of basic science, despite using all sort of modern inventions powered by electricity!

The Edinburgh Journal of Science first wrote geothermal in 1830. It's a variant of geothermic by Elise C. Otté in 1858 and geothermisch by Alexander von Humboldt in 1832.

In short: no.

Geothermal energy harnessing is still in its infancy compared to wind energy, and therefore, more expensive. Overall geothermal energy has been done on a very small scale, but technological breakthroughs need to occur before it can be successfully worldwide.

Then again, with the U.S. energy industry being deregulated, wind energy can be more expensive than other energy types. For instance, when I lived in western Arkansas, I used OG&E as my energy provider, and they offered wind power for just 4.5 cents per kilowatt hour, which was half of a conventional plan. In Texas, providers generally charge 2 cents MORE per kilowatt hour for using purely wind power than conventional.

Geothermal energy is used to heat the earth. This is done by capturing the heat from the Earth's core through geothermal power plants, which convert it into usable energy to heat buildings or generate electricity.

People can use (and have been, for hundreds of years) wind power. Wind power can turn turbines which create electricity. The same principle can be applied to water-powered turbines such as the ones found in dams. Also, there are wave-powered turbines. Another virtually renewable energy source is solar power, although technically it is not renewable as the sun will eventually burn itself out.

Another energy source being explored is the burning of ethanol, which can be created from plant matter.

Non-consumables are items of equipment that can be used for years, but may eventually have to be replaced or updated.

If we continue to rely heavily on non-renewable energy resources, such as fossil fuels, it can lead to environmental degradation, air and water pollution, and contribute to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases. This can have widespread and long-lasting impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health. Transitioning to renewable energy sources is important to mitigate these negative effects.

Renewable resources can be replenished over time, like solar or wind energy. Inexhaustible resources are those that are unlimited in supply and will not be exhausted, like sunlight or geothermal heat. All inexhaustible resources are considered renewable, but not all renewable resources are inexhaustible.

Geothermal energy is not directly from the sun. It comes from the heat within the Earth's core due to radioactive decay of elements like uranium and thorium. This heat is continuously produced and used for geothermal energy generation.

Geothermal energy is found in the Earth because of the heat trapped beneath the Earth's surface, generated from radioactive decay of minerals and from the Earth's formation process. This heat is harnessed to produce electricity through geothermal power plants.

• Two holes are drilled down into the rock, often several kilometres deep, to reach very hot rock layers.
• Water is pumped down one and comes up the other, bubbling and steaming.
• This steam (or hot water) is used to spin a turbine (the same way as a coal fired power station).
• Electricity generated is fed into the grid and is sold to customers.
• The equipment needed :
  • Water, which can be reycled indefinitely.
  • A pump.
  • A turbine generator.
  • And originally, a huge drill to drill the shafts.

Renewable services are more valuable than non-renewable services because they have a lower environmental impact, are more sustainable in the long run, and help reduce dependence on finite resources. They also tend to be more cost-effective over time and contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment.

NO! Taking the heat from the Earth is helping the sub surface cool at a faster rate. You might be thinking well then how is global warming happening? The atmosphere is warming up but the sub surface is cooling. We are finding more and more ways to help drive the earth to its grave.

Can it be replaced naturally or not.