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Sources of
GREEN ENERGY
Conventional VS
Non-conventional
Sources of Energy
CONVENTIONAL
ENERGY SOURCES
Energy sources that have been used from
ancient times
Example sources for thermal power are
coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
Example sources of electrical energy are
coal, oil, wood, peat, uranium.
Major sources are fossil fuels
Mostly non-renewable natural resources
NON-CONVENTIONAL
ENERGY SOURCES
Energy of the future
Mostly renewable natural resources
because they are continually replenished
free energy sources
Environment-friendly and harness natural
processes
By 2050, one-third of the world's energy
will need to come from solar, wind, and
other renewable resources.
CONTRAST OF CONVENTIONAL
AND NON-CONVENTIONAL
ENERGY SOURCES
CONVENTIONAL NON-CONVENTIONAL
ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SOURCES
widely and abundantly not frequently used
used at present
enormous reserve of noanxiety for
fossil fuels are fast exhaustion
depleting
produces air pollution does not produce air
and causes pollution
environmental threats
costly much cheaper
Alternative Sources of
GREEN ENERGY
Solar Power
Hydrogen Energy
Tidal Power
Wave/Ocean Power
Hydroelectricity
Wind Power
Biogas
Biomass
Geothermal Power
Nuclear Power
Solar Energy