Show:
CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
TYPES OF ENERGY RESOURCES
TYPES OF ENERGY RESOURCES
IMPORTANCE
100
COAL, PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS AND WATER POWER
What SOURCES OF ENERGY HAVE BEEN IN USE FOR A LONG TIME?
100
SOLAR, WIND, TIDAL, BIOMASS, BIOGAS AND GEOTHERMAL.
LIST EXAMPLES OF NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES.
100
IT IS HARNESSED BY SETTING UP A WIND MILL WHICH IS USED FOR PUMPING WATER GRINDING GRAIN AND GENERATING ELECTRICITY.
HOW IS WIND POWER HARNESSED?
100
IT IS MANIFESTED IN HOT SPRINGS.
WHERE IS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY MANIFESTED?
100
IT IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 95,000 MW.
WHAT IS THE NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY POTENTIAL OF INDIA ACCORDING TO EXPERTS?
200
WATER.
WHICH ENERGY SOURCE IS INEXHAUSTIBLE?
200
THEY ARE LESS EXPENSIVE AND EASY TO MAINTAIN AND INEXHAUSTIBLE.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES?
200
20,000 MW.
WHAT IS THE GROSS WIND POWER POTENTIAL OF INDIA?
200
IT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT, INEXHAUSTIBLE AND UNIVERSAL SOURCE OF ENERGY.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR ENERGY?
200
YES, THEY CAN BE RENEWED WITH MINIMUM EFFORT AND MONEY.
CAN NON CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY BE RENEWED?
300
THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO BE MAINTAINED, STORED AND TRANSMITTED.
WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF CONVENTIONAL ENERGY?
300
THEY ARE POLLUTION FREE.
HOW ARE THEY ECO FRIENDLY?
300
SEA WATER THAT KEEPS ON RISING AND FALLING ALTERNATIVELY TWICE DAY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF MOON AND SUN.
WHAT IS THE PHENOMENON OF TIDES?
300
IT IS BECAUSE MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY RECEIVE BRIGHT SUNSHINE EXCEPT A BRIEF MONSOON PERIOD.
WHY IS INDIA BLESSED WITH PLENTY OF SOLAR ENERGY?
400
THEY EMIT SMOKE AND ASH.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY ARE USED?
400
ENERGY GENERATED BY USING WIND, TIDES, SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL HEAT AND BIOMASS INCLUDING FARM AND ANIMAL WASTE AS WELL AS HUMAN EXCRETA.
DEFINE NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY.
400
THE GULF OF KUCHCHH.
WHICH GULF IS BEST SUITED FOR TIDAL ENERGY?
400
IT IS REFERRED TO ALL PLANT MATERIAL AND ANIMAL EXCRETA WHEN CONSIDERED AS AN ENERGY RESOURCE.
WHAT IS BIOMASS?
500
IT IS THE HEAT OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOR.
WHAT IS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY?
500
INFERIOR WOOD, URBAN WASTE, BIOGAS, FARM ANIMAL AND HUMAN WASTE.
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT KINDS OF BIOMASS?