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Oil & gas science and industry
Learn all the aspects of this sector, the current state of the industry, and the future outlook
Wind and solar energy
Learn how wind turbines and solar panels produce clean power from renewable resourcesÂ
Bio energy and geothermal
Learn how biomass and geothermal energy are generated using natural resources
Nuclear and hydrogen energy
Learn about nuclear energy and how hydrogen plays a critical role in the energy transition
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Transportation + heating + electricity + materials + more
Oil
The original energy source of oil is the Sun, as the energy stored within dead organic matter is what creates crude oil over time.
Benefit
Energy dense
Disadvantage
Produces greenhouse gases
Extraction
Drilling
Renewable
No
Heating + electricity + more
Natural Gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
Benefit
Less pollution
Disadvantage
Greenhouse gases
Extraction
Drilling
Renewable
No
Heating + electricity + more
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Benefit
Reliable fuel
Disadvantage
Environmental impact
Extraction
Mining
Renewable
No
Electricity
Hydropower
Hydropower utilizes turbines and generators to convert that kinetic energy into electricity, which is then fed into the electrical grid to power homes, businesses, and industries.
Benefit
Low emissions
Disadvantage
Environmental impact
Extraction
Spin blades in a turbine
Renewable
Yes!
Cooking + heating + electricity + biofuel + more
Biomass
Biomass is plant-based material used as fuel to produce heat or electricity. Examples are wood and wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms and households. Since biomass can be used as a fuel directly, some people use the words biomass and biofuel interchangeably.
Benefit
Carbon neutral
Disadvantage
It is not entirely clean
Extraction
Combustion and liquid fuels
Renewable
Yes!
Electricity + mechanical power + more
Wind energy
Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power. This mechanical power can be used for specific tasks (such as grinding grain or pumping water), or can be converted into electricity by a generator.
Benefit
Cost-effective
Disadvantage
Unreliable/Unpredictable
Extraction
Wind turbines
Renewable
Yes!
Electricity + heating + cooling + more
Solar energy
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity, solar thermal energy, and solar architecture.
Benefit
Energy independence
Disadvantage
Weather dependent
Extraction
Photovoltaic technology
Renewable
Yes!
Electricity
Nuclear energy
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants.
Benefit
Reliable energy source
Disadvantage
Nuclear waste
Extraction
Splitting of uranium atoms
Renewable
No
Heating + cooling + electricity
Geothermal energy
Geothermal technology extracts the heat found within the subsurface of the earth, which can be used directly for heating and cooling, or converted into electricity.
Benefit
Sustainable/stable
Disadvantage
Location specific
Extraction
Drilling
Renewable
Yes!
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