Renewable energy

Renewable energy: a kidcyber weblink page

Wind tubines at a wind farm

Renewable energy is any form of energy that comes from natural sources such as: sunlight to produce solar electricity, wind to produce wind power, rainwater to produce hydro-electricity, the tides or waves for tidal power.

Geothermal is heat that comes from inside the Earth, the steam and hot water is used to produce geothermal power.

Biofuels such as ethanol can be produced from sugar cane and other crops to replace petrol as the energy for cars and trucks and other forms of transport.

Biomass is energy that comes from wood, garbage and waste from farms and farm animals.

Some advantages of renewable energy
Renewable sources of energy don't get used up or run out. They are replaced by nature and are always available .

Solar panels trap the Sun's energy

Climate change, pollution of the environment, and the high cost of oil are all reasons why governments are beginning to make greater use of these renewable energy resources.

Renewable energy has minimum impact on the environment and doesn't release dangerous greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Here are some other kidcyber pages about renewable energy

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/hydroelec.htm

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/windenerg.htm

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/solar.htm

The power of the tides can be used to generate electrical energy.

And for more information about all kinds of renewable energy go to:

http://www.windenergyplanning.com/

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.
uk/interactives/science/energy/advantages.asp

http://www.energymatters.com.au/faqs/renewable-energy-faq.php

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/
renewable.html

http://www.powerhousekids.com/stellent2/groups/
public/
documents/pub/phk_eb_001465.hcsp
http://www.aie.org.au/national/factsheet/FS10_
TIDAL%20ENERGY.pdf

If you use any of this information in your own work acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this:
Thomas, R. & Sydenham,S. Renewable energy [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2008)

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