Renewable vs non-renewable energy!

What is energy? It is defined as anything capable of producing change in matter; it is neither created nor destroyed, but transformed and transferred between objects and bodies. There are different types of energy, including mechanical, kinetic, electrical, solar, wind, hydro, thermal and chemical, and they can be obtained from renewable and non-renewable sources.

Renewable energies, also called clean energies, are those that come from natural and inexhaustible resources such as wind, sun or water. The most common types of renewable energy are:

• Photovoltaic solar energy that with this source solar energy reaches Earth in the form of electromagnetic radiation (heat, light, ultraviolet rays) where it is transformed by a process called “photoelectric effect” produced from the installation of solar panels that convert the heat produced by radiation into electricity.
• Hydropower, also called hydraulics or hydropower and is obtained from the force of currents and waterfalls.
• Wind energy is obtained by using the kinetic energy generated by the wind. And it is that wind turbines and windmills are in charge of capturing air currents and transforming them into electricity consumption.

These energies are environmentally friendly and unlimited, as well as safer for our health.

Non-renewable energies or conventional energies are those formed by energy sources that are found in nature, but in a limited form. As reserves diminish, it becomes more difficult to extract them, and they are divided into two types of energy:

• Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas.
• Nuclear fuels, such as uranium and plutonium, as well as all chemical elements capable of producing energy by nuclear fission.

Non-renewable energy sources cannot be replenished in a short period of time. They include fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, coal and uranium used for nuclear power, but non-renewable energies are abundant and affordable. For example, oil and diesel are still good options for powering vehicles. Nonrenewable energy is cost-effective and easier to make and use.