MAPPING YOUR MIND Water passed in another fluid under Earth's surface Cold water pumped under Earth's surface Steam from ground fractures Ways Predictable Geothermal energy Regular Same process as biomass Tides Cleansing process before use Turbine activates generator Unpredictable Surface or some metres below sea level Syngas Steam turns turbine Same process as biomass Waves Biodiesel Produce steam Turbine activates generator Ethanol Biofuels Fossil fuels burn Water released through pipe moves turbine Turbine activates generator Process Natural gas Steam turns turbine Oil Burned in a boiler Coal Water stored in reservoir Biomass Types Dam Types Fossil fuels Types Bioenergy Water power 2.2 Electricity production Nuclear energy Wind power Types Solar power Components Fusion Tower Fission Blades Process Rotor with hub Types Concentrating solar-thermal power systems Neutron strikes a uranium atom Gearbox Large power plants Turbine Process Atom splits Shaft Releases energy Releases neurons Chain reaction with other atoms Where? Generator Process Wind moves blades Turbine rotates Generator is activated Reactor Cooling system Fuel rods Control rods Solar collectors reflect and concentrate sunlight Receivers create heat Water is heated Steam turns turbine Turbine activates generator Photovoltaic panels Photovoltaic cells arranged together N-type semi-conductor releases electrons towards P-type semiconductor