Renewable Energy has many parts, and some of them can do jobs that others cannot do. It is important to work together to bring the best renewable Energy to the world that we can hope to achieve.

This diagram represents a short overview over different elements of a renewable energy network, and what the different parts can do, and what not.

For example, Hydropower can be both an energy source (flowing water through a turbine) but also a means of energy storage (by keeping the water behind the dam). Renewable Biomass can be stored well, but can also be turned into a renewable source of energy. Batteries can store energy well, but cannot produce energy.

Thoughts, comments, likes :-)

    • SpaceCowboy
      5·
      3 months ago

      There’s a separate item for batteries on the list.

      You can also store energy from wind and solar in a hydro dam by pumping water.

      Energy can also be stored as Hydrogen, that should also be included on the list as an energy storage method.

    • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      You can’t turn other forms of energy into solar or wind and store it in those forms. In contrast, hydroelectricity can store energy in pumped storage systems where excess electricity is used to move water to higher elevation (exchanging electricity for potential energy).