Energy

The light energy or light energy is the energy generated and conveyed by light waves. When light moves, it can act as an electromagnetic wave or as a particle, as it can interact with other materials. These particles are called photons. Types of energy

Mechanical energy Types of energy

Mechanical energy is that which a body or system derives from the speed of its movement or its specific position and which is capable of producing mechanical work. It is produced by mechanical forces, such as elasticity, gravitation, etc., and bodies have it in motion or displaced from its equilibrium position.

Thermal energy

Thermal energy is known as that energy released in the form of heat, that is, it manifests itself via heat, it passes from a hotter body to another that has a lower temperature. It can be transformed into both electrical energy and mechanical energy. Types of energy

Wind power Types of energy

Wind energy is the energy obtained from the wind, that is, the energy produced by air masses that are converted into electricity or other useful forms of energy for human activities. Types of Energy

Solar energy Types of energy

Solar energy is that which reaches the Earth in the form of electromagnetic radiation (mainly light, heat and ultraviolet rays) from the Sun, where it was generated by a process of nuclear fusion. Solar energy is produced by light, photovoltaic energy or heat from the sun, thermo-solar, for the generation of electricity or the production of heat. Infinite and renewable, once it comes from the sun, it is obtained by means of panels and mirrors.

Nuclear energy Types of energy

It is one that is generated by a process in which the atoms of a material called uranium disintegrate. The energy that uranium releases when its atoms disintegrate produces heat with which the water found in nuclear reactors is boiled. When boiling, the water generates steam with which the turbines that are inside the reactors move, thus managing to produce electricity.

Kinetic energy

Kinetic energy is a form of energy, known as energy of motion. The kinetic energy of an object is that produced by its movements that depend on its mass and speed. Kinetic energy is often abbreviated by the letters “Ec” or “Ek.” The kinetic word is of Greek origin “kinesis” which means “movement”. Potential energy

Potential energy

Potential energy is an energy that results from the position or configuration of the object. An object may have the ability to do work as a consequence of its position in a gravitational field (gravitational potential energy), an electric field (electric potential energy), or a magnetic field (magnetic potential energy). It can have elastic potential energy as a result of a stretched spring or other elastic deformation. Types of energy

Chemical energy

When we speak of chemical energy, we refer to what is contained or produced through reactions between the molecules of one or more compounds. That is, we are talking about the internal energy that a body or substance has, based on the types of chemical bonds that occur between chemical components and the amount of energy that can be released from the reactions between them.

Hydraulic energy Types of energy

Hydropower or water is a renewable energy source that takes advantage of waterfalls from a certain height to generate electricity. This harnesses the kinetic energy of a natural stream or waterfall.

Sound energy Types of energy

The sound energy or energy of the sound energy is contained in the vibrations of the medium carrying the sound (usually air). It is not often used to generate real power, but it is used in metering devices to measure sound levels. Sound energy is the energy transmitted or carried by sound waves.

Radiant energy

Light (a form of radiant energy). The radiant energy is the energy possessed electromagnetic waves such as visible light, radio waves, ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR), etc. The main characteristic of this energy is that it propagates in a vacuum without the need for any material support. It is transmitted by units called photons. Types of energy

Photovoltaic energy

Photovoltaic solar energy is a source of energy that produces electricity of renewable origin, obtained directly from solar radiation by means of a semiconductor device called a photovoltaic cell, or through a deposition of metals on a substrate called a thin-film solar cell.

Reaction energy

Reaction energy: In any chemical reaction energy is absorbed or released (usually as heat or light). This is because when they break and form bonds, energy is absorbed and released respectively.

Ionic energy Types of energy

The ion energy , also called ionization, is that obtained from the separation between an electron and an atom. In chemical terms, it is the amount of energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom (isolated molecule). Each time an electron is successively removed this type of energy is generated, however the ionization energy associated with removing the first electron is the most used.

Geothermal energy

Geothermal energy is a renewable energy that takes advantage of the heat from the subsoil to heat and obtain sanitary hot water in an ecological way. Although it is one of the lesser known renewable energy sources, its effects are spectacular to admire in nature. Types of energy

Seawater energy

Tidal energy is the energy that takes advantage of the rise and fall of sea water produced by the gravitational action of the sun and the moon to generate electricity in a clean way. It is, therefore, a renewable and inexhaustible source of energy that uses the tidal energy produced in our oceans.

Electromagnetic energy

The electromagnetic energy is the amount of energy stored in a region of space that can be attributed to the presence of an electromagnetic field, and is expressed in terms of the intensity of the magnetic field and electric field. At a point in space, the electromagnetic energy density depends on a sum of two terms proportional to the square of the field strengths.

Metabolic energy

Definition of metabolic energy : It is that generated by living organisms thanks to chemical oxidation processes as a product of the food they eat. Types of Energy

Hydroelectric power

Hydroelectric or hydraulic energy is that which originates from the use of falling water from a certain height. The falling water is conducted by turbines creating a rotational movement, which converts it into mechanical energy, then all that energy passes through generators that transform it into electrical energy.

Magnetic energy

Magnetism or magnetic energy is a natural phenomenon by which some objects produce attractive or repulsive forces on other materials. There are some known materials that have easily detectable magnetic properties such as nickel, iron, cobalt, and their alloys that are commonly called magnets. However, all materials are influenced, to a greater or lesser extent, by the presence of a magnetic field.

Heat energy

Characteristics of heat energy : Energy is the ability to move or transform something. In an economic sense, energy is the natural resource that, thanks to technology and various associated elements, can be used at an industrial level.