Fossil Fuel
Fossil fuel is the fuel which used
for the production of fossil energy, and it is extracted from fossil materials
such as coal coking, coal black oil, natural gas, and petroleum which are
extracted from the earth ground and burn up in the air with oxygen to produce
heat which used in all fields.
The combustion of fossil materials based on
the element carbon compounds, when the combustion of the carbon and oxygen gas emits
energy in the form of heat, in addition to the emission of carbon dioxide and
other chemicals such as nitrogen oxide and soot and quantities of particles.
The industrial revolution in the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries coincided with the use of fossil energy in
the technical field, especially coal at that time. In the present day, crude
oil plays a major role in meeting the energy needs due to the ease of
extraction and processing and transportation, which makes it more expensive. On
the other hand the burning of fossil
fuels is one of the key factors for air pollution and causing global warming
resulting in turn from gases envelop the airspace and prevent the reversal
warming issued by the land of its move to the outside of the planet, causing a
rise in global temperatures, increasing desertification and drought .
Based on the current methods used
to estimate the reserves of the fossil fuel that can be extracted with a payoff
material, of using coal standing 150
year and 60 year for the gas, also about 40 years for the crude oil, bearing in
mind that the amount of energy consumption remained stable. So it is expected
in the coming decades and the arrival of peak of the energy requirement, which
will increase the height of the oil production. And this is expected to
decrease the volume of oil production, which means that supply gap must be
bridged through lower power consumption, and using alternative energy sources
such as renewable energy for example, and that is dispensed slowly from fossil fuels
as the main source of energy.
Renewable energy is energy derived
from natural resources that are renewed or that cannot be implemented
(sustainable energy). And it is usually not arise from residues such as carbon
dioxide or harmful gases and it is not increase the global warming as it happens when the
combustion of fossil fuels or nuclear waste resulting from the harmful strong
nuclear reactors. Renewable energy produces from wind, water and sun, can also
be produced from the movement of the waves and tides or geothermal energy as
well as from agricultural crops and trees producing oils. And there are many
countries developed plans to increase the proportion of renewable energy
production to cover its energy needs by 20% of consumption in 2020 such as
United Arab Emirates.
The Arab Emirates, one of the
largest oil producing countries, it also owns large reserves of natural gas,
but it is thanks to the foresight of its wise leadership and outlook insightful
for the future they realized that natural energy sources such as gas, coal,
oil, iron and other day will come and inexhaustible, while renewable energy
lingers not, in addition to the suffering of the world today of problems in the
environment.
The UAE was one
of the first countries that have contributed to the protection of the planet in
order to sustainability and the provision of life renewable for humans, so it
is obvious that the UAE today is the leading renewable energy clean; and so out
of the consciousness of the environment and harness advanced technologies in
order to obtain clean energy, sustainable, such as energy solar and nuclear.
The tireless
efforts made by the State to develop ambitious plans and innovative in the
field of clean energy are the commitments and efforts of the characteristic
line with the vision of the late - God willing - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al
Nahyan, may God rest his soul, who believed in the need to protect the
environment and conserve natural resources for future generations , bearing
solid foundations for sustainable development that the leadership want to state
their approach and continued to abide by them.
UAE is
Interesting the subject of diversification of energy sources, and put it at the
forefront of priorities implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, may God protect him when he said “The UAE is
striving to develop and boost its rich resources and expertise in the
international energy markets and enhance its leading role as a world centre for
renewable energy rersearch and development.”
Emerging the
nuclear energy as an option optimized for the United Arab Emirates because they
use technology safe and environment friendly and reliable, it is also
economically feasible, and capable of delivering large amounts of electricity,
and will contribute to nuclear energy in the diversification of energy supplies
in the state with ensuring energy security in the future.
And Masdar company established in 2006, has
joint pilot project with the Water and Electricity Authority, Abu Dhabi solar
energy, through which the installation of panels Photoelectric on the roofs of
several government buildings, especially in Abu Dhabi; terms of working panels
to convert energy sunlight directly into electrical energy can be stored in
special batteries; to be used as the absence of the sun.
Also Shams
Station 1 project with amounts to its ability productivity 100 MW, is the
largest Station in the world to convert solar energy into electrical energy,
and is considered the project from One of Company the source of projects and
The project aims for the provision of the 7% of the needs of the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi from renewable energy development economic.
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