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Introduction Energy transition

Forms of energy

Kinetic energy Potential energy Thermal energy Chemical energy Electrical energy Electrochemical energy Electromagnetic energy Sound energy Nuclear energy

Energy sources

Primary energy carriers Energy storage The Sun

Energy generation

Electrical energy generation Electromagnetic generator Hydro turbines Wind turbines Wave turbines Tidal turbines Gas turbines Other internal combustion engines Steam turbine Sterling engine Photovoltaic energy generation Electrochemical batteries Fuel cells

Energy distribution and utilization

Transmission of electrical energy Distribution of electrical energy Utilization of electrical energy Heat pump

Oil and gas - Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbon definition and formula Oil and gas generation Oil and gas exploration and production Oil and gas drilling Drilling equipment Drilling operations Well completion Oil and gas production Production facilities Enhanced oil and gas production Oil refining and distribution Gas treatment Oil and gas storage and transportation Oil and gas distribution Oil and gas use

Other fuels

Biofuel Biomass Bio-oil Biodiesel Green – Renewable diesel Biogas Synthetic diesel Cleaning and drying Gas to liquid (GTL) Biomass to liquid (BTL) Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) Ethanol Methanol Hydrogen Ammonia

Substance turnover

Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide – Photosynthesis Nitrogen cycle Water cycle
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  • Intro ▾
    • Introduction
    • Energy transition
  • Forms of energy ▾
    • Kinetic energy
    • Potential energy
    • Thermal energy
    • Chemical energy
    • Electrical energy
    • Electrochemical energy
    • Electromagnetic energy
    • Sound energy
    • Nuclear energy
  • Energy sources ▾
    • Primary energy carriers
    • Energy storage
    • The Sun
  • Energy generation ▾
    • Energy generation – electrical energy
    • Electromagnetic generator
    • Water – Hydro turbines
    • Wind turbines – Wind power
    • Wave turbines – Wave power
    • Tidal turbines – Tidal energy
    • Gas turbines
    • Other internal combustion engines
    • Steam turbine
    • Sterling engine
    • Photovoltaic energy generation
    • Electrochemical batteries
    • Fuel cells
  • Energy distribution▾
    • Energy transmission – Electrical energy
    • Energy distribution – Electrical energy
    • Energy utilization – Electrical energy
    • Heat pump
  • Oil & Gas▾
    • Hydrocarbon definition and formula
    • Oil and gas generation
    • Oil and gas exploration and production
    • Oil and gas drilling
    • Drilling equipment
    • Drilling operations
    • Well completion
    • Oil and gas production
    • Production facilities
    • Enhanced oil and gas production
    • Oil refining and distribution
    • Gas treatment
    • Oil and gas storage and transportation
    • Oil and gas distribution
    • Oil and gas use
  • Other fuels▾
    • Biofuel
    • Biomass
    • Bio-oil
    • Biodiesel
    • Green – Renewable diesel
    • Biogas
    • Synthetic diesel
    • Cleaning and drying
    • Gas to liquid (GTL)
    • Biomass to liquid (BTL)
    • Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS)
    • Ethanol
    • Methanol
    • Hydrogen
    • Ammonia
  • Substance turnover▾
    • Carbon cycle
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Carbon dioxide – Photosynthesis
    • Nitrogen cycle
    • Water cycle

Content

 

Intro

Introduction

Energy transition

 


Forms of energy

Kinetic energy

Potential energy

Thermal energy

Chemical energy

Electrical energy

Electrochemical energy

Electromagnetic energy

Sound energy

Nuclear energy

 


Energy sources

Primary energy carriers

Energy storage

The Sun

 


Energy generation and production

Electrical energy

Electromagnetic generator

Hydro turbines

Wind turbines

Wave turbines

Tidal turbines

Gas turbines

Other internal combustion engines

Steam turbine

Sterling engine

Photovoltaic energy generation

Electrochemical batteries

Fuel cells

 


Energy distribution and utilisation

Transmission of electrical energy

Distribution of electrical energy

Utilization of electrical energy

Heat pump

 


Oil and gas – Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbon definition and formula

Oil and gas generation

Oil and gas exploration and production

Oil and gas drilling

Drilling equipment

Drilling operations

Well completion

Oil and gas production

Production facilities

Enhanced oil and gas production

Oil refining and distribution

Gas treatment

Oil and gas storage and transportation

Oil and gas distribution

Oil and gas use

 


Other fuels

Biofuel

Biomass

Bio-oil

Biodiesel

Green – Renewable diesel

Biogas

Synthetic diesel

Cleaning and drying

Gas to liquid (GTL)

Biomass to liquid (BTL)

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS)

Ethanol

Methanol

Hydrogen

Ammonia

 


Substance turnover

Carbon cycle

Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide – Photosynthesis

Nitrogen cycle

Water cycle

 


 

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  • Intro ▾
    • Introduction
    • Energy transition
  • Forms of energy ▾
    • Kinetic energy
    • Potential energy
    • Thermal energy
    • Chemical energy
    • Electrical energy
    • Electrochemical energy
    • Electromagnetic energy
    • Sound energy
    • Nuclear energy
  • Energy sources ▾
    • Primary energy carriers
    • Energy storage
    • The Sun
  • Energy generation ▾
    • Energy generation – electrical energy
    • Electromagnetic generator
    • Water – Hydro turbines
    • Wind turbines – Wind power
    • Wave turbines – Wave power
    • Tidal turbines – Tidal energy
    • Gas turbines
    • Other internal combustion engines
    • Steam turbine
    • Sterling engine
    • Photovoltaic energy generation
    • Electrochemical batteries
    • Fuel cells
  • Energy distribution▾
    • Energy transmission – Electrical energy
    • Energy distribution – Electrical energy
    • Energy utilization – Electrical energy
    • Heat pump
  • Oil & Gas▾
    • Hydrocarbon definition and formula
    • Oil and gas generation
    • Oil and gas exploration and production
    • Oil and gas drilling
    • Drilling equipment
    • Drilling operations
    • Well completion
    • Oil and gas production
    • Production facilities
    • Enhanced oil and gas production
    • Oil refining and distribution
    • Gas treatment
    • Oil and gas storage and transportation
    • Oil and gas distribution
    • Oil and gas use
  • Other fuels▾
    • Biofuel
    • Biomass
    • Bio-oil
    • Biodiesel
    • Green – Renewable diesel
    • Biogas
    • Synthetic diesel
    • Cleaning and drying
    • Gas to liquid (GTL)
    • Biomass to liquid (BTL)
    • Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS)
    • Ethanol
    • Methanol
    • Hydrogen
    • Ammonia
  • Substance turnover▾
    • Carbon cycle
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Carbon dioxide – Photosynthesis
    • Nitrogen cycle
    • Water cycle
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  • Intro ▾
    • Introduction
    • Energy transition
  • Forms of energy ▾
    • Kinetic energy
    • Potential energy
    • Thermal energy
    • Chemical energy
    • Electrical energy
    • Electrochemical energy
    • Electromagnetic energy
    • Sound energy
    • Nuclear energy
  • Energy sources ▾
    • Primary energy carriers
    • Energy storage
    • The Sun
  • Energy generation ▾
    • Energy generation – electrical energy
    • Electromagnetic generator
    • Water – Hydro turbines
    • Wind turbines – Wind power
    • Wave turbines – Wave power
    • Tidal turbines – Tidal energy
    • Gas turbines
    • Other internal combustion engines
    • Steam turbine
    • Sterling engine
    • Photovoltaic energy generation
    • Electrochemical batteries
    • Fuel cells
  • Energy distribution▾
    • Energy transmission – Electrical energy
    • Energy distribution – Electrical energy
    • Energy utilization – Electrical energy
    • Heat pump
  • Oil & Gas▾
    • Hydrocarbon definition and formula
    • Oil and gas generation
    • Oil and gas exploration and production
    • Oil and gas drilling
    • Drilling equipment
    • Drilling operations
    • Well completion
    • Oil and gas production
    • Production facilities
    • Enhanced oil and gas production
    • Oil refining and distribution
    • Gas treatment
    • Oil and gas storage and transportation
    • Oil and gas distribution
    • Oil and gas use
  • Other fuels▾
    • Biofuel
    • Biomass
    • Bio-oil
    • Biodiesel
    • Green – Renewable diesel
    • Biogas
    • Synthetic diesel
    • Cleaning and drying
    • Gas to liquid (GTL)
    • Biomass to liquid (BTL)
    • Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS)
    • Ethanol
    • Methanol
    • Hydrogen
    • Ammonia
  • Substance turnover▾
    • Carbon cycle
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Carbon dioxide – Photosynthesis
    • Nitrogen cycle
    • Water cycle
  • Intro ▾
    • Introduction
    • Energy transition
  • Forms of energy ▾
    • Kinetic energy
    • Potential energy
    • Thermal energy
    • Chemical energy
    • Electrical energy
    • Electrochemical energy
    • Electromagnetic energy
    • Sound energy
    • Nuclear energy
  • Energy sources ▾
    • Primary energy carriers
    • Energy storage
    • The Sun
  • Energy generation ▾
    • Energy generation – electrical energy
    • Electromagnetic generator
    • Water – Hydro turbines
    • Wind turbines – Wind power
    • Wave turbines – Wave power
    • Tidal turbines – Tidal energy
    • Gas turbines
    • Other internal combustion engines
    • Steam turbine
    • Sterling engine
    • Photovoltaic energy generation
    • Electrochemical batteries
    • Fuel cells
  • Energy distribution▾
    • Energy transmission – Electrical energy
    • Energy distribution – Electrical energy
    • Energy utilization – Electrical energy
    • Heat pump
  • Oil & Gas▾
    • Hydrocarbon definition and formula
    • Oil and gas generation
    • Oil and gas exploration and production
    • Oil and gas drilling
    • Drilling equipment
    • Drilling operations
    • Well completion
    • Oil and gas production
    • Production facilities
    • Enhanced oil and gas production
    • Oil refining and distribution
    • Gas treatment
    • Oil and gas storage and transportation
    • Oil and gas distribution
    • Oil and gas use
  • Other fuels▾
    • Biofuel
    • Biomass
    • Bio-oil
    • Biodiesel
    • Green – Renewable diesel
    • Biogas
    • Synthetic diesel
    • Cleaning and drying
    • Gas to liquid (GTL)
    • Biomass to liquid (BTL)
    • Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS)
    • Ethanol
    • Methanol
    • Hydrogen
    • Ammonia
  • Substance turnover▾
    • Carbon cycle
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Carbon dioxide – Photosynthesis
    • Nitrogen cycle
    • Water cycle
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