non renewable energy resources are fossil fuels
and nuclear fuel (uranium and plutinium)
fossil fuels are natural resources that form
underground over millions of years. They're
typically burnt to provide energy
the three main fossil fuels are: Coal, Oil
and (natural) gas
these will run out one day
they all do damage to the environment
they provide most of our energy
renewable energy resources
most of them do damage to the
environment, but in less nasty ways than
non - renewables
will never run out - the energy can be 'renewed' as it's
used
the trouble is they don't provide much energy and some of
them are unreliable because they depend on the weather
renewable energy resources are: thin sun(solar), wind, water
waves, hydro - electricity, bio-fuels, tides and geothermal
used for transport
transport is one of the most obvious
places where fuel is used
non renewable energy resources
petrol and diesel powered
vehicles use fuel created from oil
coal is used un some old- fashioned
steam trains to boil water to produce
steam
renewable energy resources
vehicles that run on pure bio-fuels or a
mix of bio-fuel and petrol or diesel. (only
the bio-fuel bit is renewable though
used for heating
non - renewable energy resources
natural gas is the most widely used
fuel for heating homes in the UK. The
gas is used to heat water, which is
then pumped into radiators
throughout the home
coal is commonly burnt in fireplaces
electric heaters (sometimes
called storage heaters) which
use electricity generated from
non - renewable energy
resources
renewable energy resources
a geothermal (or
ground source) heat
pump uses
geothermal energy
resources to heat
building
solar water heaters work by
using the sun to heat water
which is then pumped into
radiators in the building
burning bio - fuel or using
electricity generated from
renewable resources can also be
used for heating