Renewable and NonRenewable Energy Sources By Sam, Presley, Arman, Chris and Skyler Solutions to Generating Electricity • Many of the money that the government invests in is, hydroelectric dams wind farms and solar panels • Sun and wind are renewable resources • Coal and Oil are non-renewable resources Renewable Sources • They’re sources that can be reused and replaced • The government has been recently investing in these resources Non-Renewable Resources • Is a resource that cannot be replaced or reused • Examples of this are coal and oil • We will eventually run out of it Generating Electricity • One way is electromagnetic electricity • The process includes moving a conducting wire through a magnetic field (electromagnetic induction) • Generator transform the energy of motion into an electric current Using water power to generate electricity • Hydroelectricity generates most electricity in Canada • Niagara falls is a hydroelectric station which uses the flow from a waterfall to turn their turbines • Dams are used to make electricity too Connections • Elliot Secondary School uses renewable sources to save energy • They use solar panels and wind turbines as alternatives to non-renewable sources • Government uses wind turbines in highwindy areas to get full benefit of the turbines Bibliography • Pg2:http://www.remonline.com/home/wpcontent/uploads/2011/02/MP900438633.jp g • Pg3:http://www.wikipedia.com/sun • Pg4:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ commons/2/20/Coal_bituminous.jpg • Pg6:http://www.canadianniagarahotels.co m/images/Another%20Blue%20Sky%20in %20Niagara%20Falls.jpg