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SSC MTS Exam

S t u d y M a t e r i a l f o r Genral Awareness
SOURCES OF ENERGY
Nature has provided variety of natural sources of energy and energy can be converted from one
form to another. A good source of energy is:

● Which would do a large amount of work per unit volume or mass,

● Be easily accessible,

● Be easy to store and transport,

● Be economical,

● Less combustible

Sources Of Energy
● Conventional sources of energy
● Non-conventional sources of energy

Conventional Sources of Energy


● Conventional Sources of energy are also called as nonrenewable sources.
● Fossil fuel, Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas, Nuclear energy.

Non-Conventional Sources of Energy


● Nonconventional Sources of energy are also called as renewable sources.
● Solar energy, Wind energy, Tidal energy, Geothermal energy, Biomass energy.

Thermal Power Plant


● Huge amount of fossil fuel is burnt to heat up water to produce steam, which ultimately
runs a turbine and generate electricity.
● The term thermal power plant is used purposefully, as fuel is burnt to produce heat energy
which is ultimately converted into the electrical energy.
Hydro Power Plants
● Running/falling water has huge potential energy; the hydro power plant converts this
potential energy into electricity.
● Dams are purposefully constructed to electricity through water.
● However, construction of big dams is threatful for the respective ecosystem; therefore, big
dams are allowed to be constructed only in particular geographic location.
Bio Mass Fuel
● The fuels, generated through the products of plants and animals, are known as bio mass
fuel. Gobar Gas, Bio Gas is the best example of bio mass fuel.
● Bio-gas is an excellent source of fuel, as it contains about 75% methane.
● Bio-gas burns without smoke and leaves no residue like ash in wood.
Wind Energy
● Wind has great amount of kinetic energy, which can be harnessed by wind mills.
● The rotatory motion of the windmill is set to run the turbine that ultimately generates
electric energy.
● In Denmark, more than 25% of electricity of total requirements are generated through a
vast network of windmills; therefore, it is known as ‘country of winds.’
● However, in terms of total output, Germany is ranked first.
● India has fifth position in terms of harnessing wind energy for the production of electricity.
● With the capacity of 380 MW, Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu, is the largest wind energy farm in
India.
● Wind energy is an environment-friendly technology and efficient source of renewable
energy.
● However, one of the biggest limitations with the wind energy is – it cannot be set up
anywhere, but rather it can be set up in the region where we can get the wind blowing
consistently at the speed at least 15 km/hour.
Solar Energy
● The energy produced through the solar rays, is known as solar energy.
● Such kind of energy has very low maintenance cost.
● It can be used on small scale such as only lit a tube light with fan as well as to run a big
industry, as it has a great potential.
● However, the technology is still very costly; therefore, it is difficult to make widespread.
Tidal Energy
● The energy produced by the potential power of tides is known as tidal energy.
● A turbine is set up at the opening of the dam constructed nearby coast that converts tidal
energy to electricity.
Wave Energy
● Sea waves have great potential energy nearby the coast; hence, the electric energy
produced by the sea wave is known as wave energy.
Ocean Thermal Energy
● The electric energy, produced by the temperature difference of oceanic water, is known as
ocean thermal energy.
Geothermal Energy
● The electric energy, produced from the natural hot springs, is known as geothermal energy.
● Manikarn, Himachal Pradesh, is the site of geothermal energy in India.

Fossil Fuels
● The fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy.
● The oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur that are released on burning fossil fuels are
acidic oxides. These lead to acid rain which affects our water and soil resources.
Nuclear Power Plant
● Nuclear fission reaction is used to generate electricity in nuclear power plants.
● Overall efficiency of nuclear power plant is 30-40 percent.
● Water, heavy water, Graphite used as a moderator.
● Function of coolant is to extract heat from reactor.

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