Sustainable Energy Technologies and Resources

📋 Course Outline

1. Natural Resources
2. Renewable Resources
3. Non-renewable Resources
4. Energy Production Methods
5. Sustainable Energy
6. Environmental Impacts
7. Economic and Social Effects
8. Wind Power Viability
9. Hydroelectric Power
10. Solar Power

📖 1. Natural Resources

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Natural resources are materials provided by the Earth, including metals, gases, plants, sunlight, and animals, used by humans for various purposes (source: pages 110-111).
• Biotic resources are those that are living or derived from living things, such as plants, animals, and fossil fuels (source: pages 110-111).
• Abiotic resources are non-living materials from the Earth, including metals like copper (source: pages 110-111).
• Renewable resources are natural resources that can be used repeatedly and will not run out, such as wind power (source: pages 110-111).
• Non-renewable resources are finite and will eventually be depleted, including fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas (source: pages 110-111).
• Sustainable resources are renewable but require management to ensure their continued availability, such as replanting trees or allowing fishing stocks to recover (source: pages 110-111).

📝 Essential Points