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According to the encyclopedia National Geographic non-renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished for thousands or even millions of years, Nonrenewable energy is coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy. Most non-renewable energy energy sources are fossil fuels. Oil, natural gas, and coal are called fossil fuels. Carbon is the main element in fossil fuels. Fossil fuels formed by dead marine organisms on the ocean floor were covered by sediments. The plants and animals became fossil fuels 300 to 360 million years ago in underground layers of rock and sediment, Plants and animals that died from intense heat and pressure over many million years into crude oil, coal, and natural gas.
Coal is formed by peat, lignite, bituminous then anthracite. Peat is not a coal, it is partially decayed plant matter in swamps and bogs. When peat is deeply buried it will increase the pressure and other compounds squeezed out from it and lignite will form. Lignite is the lowest quality of coal. It has low sulfur content. After several years, with increasing pressure and heat, it will transform into sub-bituminous coal and then bituminous. Bituminous coal normally has a high sulfur content. Then from bituminous coal, it will transform to the highest quality anthracite coal. It has high heat content and low sulfur content. All these transformations occur when there is high pressure and heat after being deeply buried underground. The amount of water and other compounds in the coal decrease and coal becomes more dense. Along with this coal has a higher carbon concentration.
The main advantage of nonrenewable energy is it will pollute the environment. Sources like coal, oil, and natural gas release large amounts of carbon dioxide that will rapidly destroy the ozone layers. With the high levels of carbon dioxide, it will cause major problems of global warming. It can be dangerous to humans and cause respiratory problems when fossil fuels emit gases such as carbon monoxide. Then, nonrenewable energy can not be replaced because it takes billions of years for its formation. Now non non-renewable energy rapidly decreases from time to time and demand for fossil fuels increases.
Even though there are disadvantages to consuming this energy many advantages we can get from nonrenewable energy. The main advantages of nonrenewable energy are that they are abundant and affordable. Resources like coal and oil tend to provide us with more energy in comparison to renewable energy such as wind or solar energy. For example, we only need a small amount of nuclear energy to produce a large amount of power. The main nonrenewable energy in Malaysia is fossil fuels such as natural gas and coal because of the geography of Malaysia.
Renewable energy referred to as clean energy, comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished.. Renewable energy generates energy from unlimited natural resources. These resources are available with no time limit or replenish more quickly than the rate at which they are consumed. Renewable energy is produced from renewable resources. These resources come from solar rays, wind, or water cycle. For example radiant energy sources, biomass energy, wind energy, hydro energy, geothermal energy, and ocean energy.
Radian energy is solar energy. The process of this is solar radiation absorbed by specific sensors. Then it will capture sun rays and directly convert them into energy through photo voltaic solar panels. Other operations are the panels capturing, collecting, and turning the sunlight into heat that warms up water or air. Solar energy is used worldwide because it can be used in the long term and the sources are easy to find from the sunlight.
Turbines use wind energy as an energy resource. The wind spins the blades which turn a shaft connected to a generator that produces electricity. The turbines can be as tall as a 20-story building and have 200-foot-long blades. Wind energy has become the main energy source in many countries parts especially countries on hilltops, open plains, and offshore in open water.
Hydroelectric uses hydro energy power as energy resources. Hydroelectric relies on water such as a large river or rapidly descending water from a high point to spinning generator turbine blades.
Then and now Malaysia is dependent on fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, and large hydro. This is because the geographic of Malaysia is suitable for these energy resources. In Malaysia, natural gas and Hydroelectric are widely used for industries such as the production of electricity to generate power. Production of steel, glass and ceramics. Malaysia located within Southeast Asia, has two distinct parts. The western half contains Peninsular Malaysia and the eastern half includes the states of Sarawak and Sabah. Nearly all of Malaysia’s oil and natural gas comes from shore fields such as Kelantan, Terengganu, and Penang. Especially Sabah and Sarawak are blessed with natural gas.
Renewable Energy can reduce the Use of Renewable Energy in Malaysia.
Malaysia depends on nonrenewable energy than renewable energy for the growth of the nation and economic development. Mostly it is generated from fossil fuel resources because Malaysia has been blessed with natural resources. Nonrenewable energy also tends to provide more energy compared to renewable energy such as solar or wind energy. According to the article Chemical Science and Biomolecular Engineering, since 2010 around 80% to 90% of energy come from natural gas and coal resources. This dependence is expected to continue as a demand growth of 9.7% yearly is forecasted until 2030.
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