2. Energy Today By:Erin Ham October 3,2003

3. Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resources Renewable Energy  Renewable energy comes back.  An example of renewable energy is biomass energy. Nonrenewable Energy  Nonrenewable energy will never come back  An example of nonrenewable energy is nuclear energy.

4. Renewable Energy  Renewable energy doesn’t run out.  It’s healthy towards the planet.  It also can come back since it is renewable.

5. School and Businesses In Texas they should use solar energy because it has tons of plains which means straight sun. In the winter it gets cloudy. NO PROBLEM! There is a certain type of solar cells that work whenever the sun is up!

6. Transportation Industry Whenever you drive down a road in Texas you will get sun. This is why I chose solar energy for the transportation industry. You can tell that you get sun because after you get into your car when it has been sitting it is HOT!

7. Hydroelectric Energy Hydropower is using the movement of water to generate electricity. This moving water is provided by rivers,streams, and oceans. Like solar and wind power,hydropower has been used for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks used water to help them grind up grain which was then turned into flour for bread.

8. Bibliography I used www.eere.energy.gov/roofus twice.www.eere.energy.gov/roofus The only other website I used was www.eere.energy.gov www.eere.energy.gov My other resource was my science book.