Classification of Energy

Sources based on origin

Energy from Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as
anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms.

Fossil fuels contain high percentages of carbon and include
coal, petroleum, and natural gas

Fossil fuels are a renewable resource. They are continually
being formed via natural processes as plants and animals die
and then decompose and become trapped beneath sediment.
However, fossil fuels are generally considered to be non-
renewable resources because they take millions of years to
form
A thermal plant An Oil refinery
Solar Energy
Radiant light and heat from the sun, is harnessed using
technologies such as solar heating, solar photovoltaics, solar
thermal electricity & solar architecture.

Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive
solar or active solar depending on the way they capture, convert
and distribute solar energy

Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic panels
and solar thermal collectors to harness the energy. Passive solar
techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting
suitable materials & designing spaces that circulate natural air.
A Photovoltaic Panel
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by
hydropower

The production of electrical power through the use of the
gravitational force of falling or flowing water.

It is the most widely used form of renewable energy,
accounting for 16 percent of global electricity generation

Hydro is also a flexible source of electricity since plants can be
ramped up and down very quickly to adapt to changing energy
demands.
Hydro Energy
A hydroelectric plant
A biofuel is a fuel that contains energy from geologically recent
carbon fixation. These fuels are produced from living organisms.

These fuels are made by a biomass conversion (biomass refers
to recently living organisms, most often referring to plants or
plant-derived materials). This biomass can be converted to
convenient energy containing substances in three different
ways: thermal conversion, chemical conversion, and biochemical
conversion.

Energy from Biomass
Tidal Energy
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower
that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power -
mainly electricity.

Tidal power is taken from the Earth's oceanic tides; tidal
forces are periodic variations in gravitational attraction exerted
by celestial bodies.

Because the Earth's tides are ultimately due to gravitational
interaction with the Moon and Sun and the Earth's rotation,
tidal power is practically inexhaustible and classified as a
renewable energy resource.
Nuclear power, or nuclear energy, is the use of exothermic
nuclear processes, to generate useful heat and electricity.

Nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive
decay process in which the nucleus of a particle splits into
smaller parts. The fission process often produces free
neutrons and photons, and releases a very large amount of
energy.

Nuclear power is a low carbon power generation method of
producing electricity.
Nuclear Energy
A Nuclear Power Plant
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored
in the Earth.

The geothermal energy of the Earth's crust originates from
the original formation of the planet (20%) and from
radioactive decay of minerals (80%).

The geothermal gradient, which is the difference in
temperature between the core of the planet and its surface,
drives a continuous conduction of thermal energy in the form
of heat from the core to the surface.
A Geothermal Power plant
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