Energy resources, both renewable and non-renewable, are mostly used to generate electricity

Non-Renewable Energy Resources will run out one day:

Non-Renewable energy resources are fossil fuels and nuclear fuel(uranium and plutonium). Fossil fuels are natural resources that form underground over millions of years. Normally, burnt to provide energy.

The three main fossil fuels are:

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Oil

They all:

• Will run out some day

• Do damage to our environment

• But they provide most of our energy

Renewable energy resources will never run out:

Renewable energy resources are:

• The Sun(Solar)

• Wind

• Water-waves

• Hydro-electricity

• Bio-fuel

• Tides

• Geothermal

• These will never run out-they energy can be renewable as it is used

• Most of them do damage the environment, but in less significant ways than non-renewable energy

• Problem is they dont provide much energy and some are unreliable because they depend on the weather

Energy Resources can be used for transport

Transport in the most obvious thing where fuel is used. There are non-renewable energy resources:

• Petrol and diesel powered vehicles use fuel created from oil

• Coal is used in some old-fashioned trains to boil water to produce steam

There are also renewable energy resources:

• Vehicles that run on pure bio-fuel or a mix of a bio-fuel and petrol or diesel(only the bio-fuel bit is renewable)

And for heating:

There are non-renewable energy resources:

• Natural gas is the most widely used fuel for heating homes in the UK. The gas is used to heat water, which is then pumped into radiators throughout the home

• Coal is commonly burnt in fireplaces

• Electric heaters(or storage heaters) use electricity generated from fossil fuels

There are also renewable energy resources:

• A geothermal heat pump used geothermal energy resources

• Solar water heaters work by using the sun to heat water which is then pumped into radiators

• Burning bio-fuel/using electricity generated from renewable resources can also be used