Types of Renewable Energy
Renewable energy sources, such as biomass, geothermal resources, sunlight, water, and wind, are natural resources that
can be converted into these types of clean, usable energy:
Biomass Geothermal Hydropower Tidal Wave Solar energy Wind energy
energy Energy
Biomass has great Malaysia’s first Hydropower has been Tidal energy is due to Malaysia‟s location is The term wind energy
potential for renewable geothermal power used to generate the gravitational forces within the equatorial describes the process
energy in Malaysia, plant. It is being energy since 1900. of the sun and moon, region and its exposure in which the wind is
due to the high level of developed by Tawau There is a record that while wave energy is to ample and constant used to generate
production of palm oil Green Technology Sdn the first dam was built caused by the wind sunshine of up to eight mechanical energy or
waste and wood Bhd and will harness in 1900 on a river near blowing over the hours a day with electricity. Wind
waste. Currently, energy from an active Raub, Pahang. It was surface of the ocean. average radiation of turbines convert the
statistics show that the geothermal system built by mining There are concepts 4,500 KWh make it an kinetic energy of the
biomass fuel account centred around the companies from that are over 200 years ideal environment for wind into mechanical
approximately 16% of extinct Mount Maria Australia. This plant is old The average wave the research and energy
energy consumption in volcano in Apas Kiri, still in operation today energy for locations in development of suitable
PV technologies.
the country, 51% Tawau, where drilling western Peninsular
Photovoltaics (PV) are
account of biomass has reached a depth of Malaysia is in the
the renewable energy
and palm oil and 22% 1,449 metres. range of 0.5 to 2.0
which is clean and does
of wood waste kW/m. In eastern
not emit greenhouse
Peninsular Malaysia, gases. It depends
the average available entirely on solar energy,
wave power ranges which does not lead to
from 1.0 to 12.0 kW/m exhaustion of energy
depending on the time resources, land use and
of year biomass crops
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Types of Non Renewable Energy
a) A non-renewable resource is a resource whose output is essentially fixed and which does not regenerate quickly
enough to be economically relevant. Important examples are fossil fuels, which were deposited millions of years
ago and can be considered fixed, or human civilizations and non-combustible mineral resources, such as copper,
silver, gold, stone and sand.
b) Malaysia has vast reserves of natural gas and crude oil, which are generally used for power generation. These
fuels are also heavily subsidized.
c) Furthermore, the price of electricity from the national grid is relatively cheap. Biomass-based power generation is
very popular in the industry as the country produces large quantities of agricultural residues and industrial waste It
is well known that burning fossil fuels has harmful effects on the environment and is also responsible for global
warming and climate change.
d) In addition, nuclear materials are also associated with risks as they are toxic due to their radioactive properties In
addition to the impact on the environment, fossil fuels also cause damage to the economy. For this reason, supply
and demand for these resources are constantly being called into question.
e) The cost of procuring these energies is constantly rising and suppliers and consumers are finding it difficult to
supply and use these resources.
f) The rising price ultimately means that consumers can no longer afford these resources and are forced to turn to
other alternatives.
g) To summarize, there are both positive and negative aspects of non-renewable energy. It is important to take the
right measures to control the use of non-renewable energy to make the world a better place for future generations.
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Nonrenewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our
lifetimes—or even in many, many lifetimes.
Most non renewable energy sources are fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas.
Oil Coal Natural gas
a) Oil is a liquid fossil fuel that results from the a) Coal is a fossil fuel. It comes a) Natural gas is a non-
decomposition of smaller organisms like from the remains of plants that renewable fossil fuel formed
zooplankton and algae, which were died about 100 to 400 million from the remains of tiny sea
subjected to immense pressure over time. years ago. Coal is a non- plants and animals that died
b) Oil is a crucial energy resource used in renewable energy 300-400 million years ago.
transportation, manufacturing, and source because it takes millions b) Approximately 90% of natural
of years to form.
producing various petrochemical products. gas is composed of methane,
b) Coal is a black or brownish rock.
c) Oil (also known as petroleum) is a fossil fuel but it also contains other
Burn coal to produce energy.
formed from the remains of tiny sea plants c) Coal is classified according to gases such
and animals that died hundreds of millions of how much “it is "carbonized" as propane and butane.
years ago. Once refined, oil can be used to Charring is the process that c) Natural gas is another fossil fuel
make products such as gasoline, diesel and ancient organisms go through to that is trapped underground in
jet fuel. become coal. reservoirs. It consists mainly of
d) Oil is pumped from a well and then d) Coal is a rock created from buried methane.
transported to an oil refinery – often by ship, plants that lived and died
barge, pipeline, truck, or train. hundreds of millions of years ago,
e) At the refinery, huge round tanks store the when the Earth's surface was
oil until it is ready to be processed. covered by swampy forests.
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