Energy resources: An introduction to energy resources

Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • understand the difference between energy and power, and their units and prefixes
  • state the relative contributions of different natural energy sources to the global energy budget
  • describe the contribution of photosynthesis to the carbon cycle, and distinguish the terrestrial and marine parts of the cycle
  • discuss the issues involved in concentrating, storing and transporting energy
  • recognise which energy resources have a low energy density, and which have a high energy density.