Outline of energy

Outline of energy

In physics, energy (from the Greek ἐνέργειαenergeia, "activity, operation", from ἐνεργόςenergos, "active, working"[1]) is a scalar physical quantity that describes the amount of work that can be performed by a force. Energy is an attribute of objects and systems that is subject to a conservation law. Several different forms of energy exist to explain all known natural phenomena. These forms include (but are not limited to) kinetic, potential, thermal, gravitational, sound, light, elastic, and electromagnetic energy. The forms of energy are often named after a related force.

Any form of energy can be transformed into another form, but the total energy always remains the same. This principle, the conservation of energy, was first postulated in the early 19th century, and applies to any isolated system. According to Noether's theorem, the conservation of energy is a consequence of the fact that the laws of physics do not change over time.[2]

Although the total energy of a system does not change with time, its value may depend on the frame of reference. For example, a seated passenger in a moving airplane has zero kinetic energy relative to the airplane, but non-zero kinetic energy relative to the Earth.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to energy:

Contents

Essence of energy

Main article: Energy

Forms of energy

Energy units (terms)

See Units of energy

  • Barrel of oil equivalent
  • British thermal unit
  • Calorie
  • Current solar income – the amount of solar energy that falls as sunlight
  • Electronvolt – (symbol: eV) is the amount of energy gained by a single unbound electron when it falls through an electrostatic potential difference of one volt
  • Planck energy, 1.22 × 1019 GeV (billion electron volts)
  • Enthalpy
  • Erg – (symbol "erg") unit of energy and mechanical work in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units
  • EU energy label
  • Fill factor – defined as the ratio of the maximum power (Vmp x Jmp) divided by the short-circuit current (Isc) and open-circuit voltage (Voc) in light current density – voltage (J-V) characteristics of solar cells.
  • Foot-pound – (symbol ft·lbf or ft·lbf) is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of mechanical work, or energy, although in scientific fields one commonly uses the equivalent metric unit of the joule (J). There are approximately 1.356 J/(ft·lbf).
  • Gigaton – Metric Unit of mass, equal to 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) metric tons, 1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion) kilograms
    • Any of various units of energy, such as gigatons of TNT equivalent, gigatons of coal equivalent, gigatons petroleum equivalent.
  • Gray (unit) – (symbol: Gy), is the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation. One gray is the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter. One gray equals 100 rad, an older unit.
  • Heat
  • Joule – (symbol J, also called newton meter, watt second, or coulomb volt)
  • Kilowatt-hour – (symbol: kW·h) corresponds to one kilowatt (kW) of power being used over a period of one hour.
  • Mass-energy equivalence – where mass has an energy equivalence, and energy has a mass equivalence
  • Megawatt
  • Net energy gain
  • Power factor – of an AC electric power system is defined as the ratio of the real power to the apparent power.
  • Therm – (symbol thm) a non-SI unit of heat energy. It is approximately the heat equivalent of burning 100 cubic feet of natural gas. In the US gas industry it is defined as exactly 100,000 BTU59°F or 105.4804 megajoules.
  • Ton of oil equivalent
  • TPE – Ton Petroleum Equivalent, 45.217 GJ, see ton of oil equivalent

History of energy

Main article: History of energy

Energy infrastructure

See especially Category:Electric power and Category:Fuels for a large number of conventional energy related topics.

Energy applications

Physics of energy

  • Energy
  • Activation energy explains the differences in the speeds of various chemical reactions
  • Alternative Energy Index
  • Bioenergetics
  • Chemical energetics
  • Energy in physical cosmology
  • Energy in Earth science that is responsible for the macroscopic transformations on the planet Earth
  • Electricity
  • Exergy
  • Green energy
  • Orders of magnitude (energy) – list describes various energy levels between 10−31 joules and 1070 joules
  • Thermodynamics
  • Perpetual motion
  • Heat
  • History of energy
  • Energy forms, the forms in which energy can be defined
  • Energy transformation, relating to energy's changes from one form to another.
  • Energy (signal processing), the inner product of a signal in the time domain
  • Energy density spectrum, relating to the distribution of signal energy over frequencies.
  • Potential energy, the form of energy that is due to position of an object
  • Kinetic energy, the form of energy as a consequence of the motion of an object or its constituents
  • Mechanical energy, the potential energy and kinetic energy present in the components of a mechanical system.
  • Binding energy, a concept explaining how the constituents of atoms or molecules are bound together
  • Bond energy, a measure of the strength of a chemical bond
  • Nuclear energy, energy that is the consequence of decomposition or combination of atomic nuclei
  • Osmotic power,or salinity gradient power and blue energy, is the energy available from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water
  • Gibbs free energy, a related concept in chemical thermodynamics that incorporates entropy considerations too
  • Helmholtz free energy, a thermodynamic potential that measures the "useful" work obtainable from a closed thermodynamic system at a constant temperature, useful for studying explosive chemical reactions
  • Elastic energy, which causes or is released by the elastic distortion of a solid or a fluid
  • Ionization energy – the (IE) of an atom is the energy required to strip it of an electron.
  • Interaction energy, the contribution to the total energy that is a result of interaction between the objects being considered
  • Internal energy – (abbreviated E or U) the total kinetic energy due to the motion of molecules (translational, rotational, vibrational) and the total potential energy associated with the vibrational and electric energy of atoms within molecules.
  • Negative energy
  • Energy conversion – process of converting energy from one form to another
  • Dark energy, used to explain some cosmological phenomena
  • Energy quality, empirical experience of the characteristics of different energy forms as they flow and transform
  • Energy density, amount of energy stored in a given system or region of space per unit volume, or per unit mass
  • Energy flow, flow of energy in an ecosystem through food chains
  • Energetics, the scientific study of energy flows under transformation
  • Stress-energy tensor, the density and flux of energy and momentum in space-time; the source of the gravitational field in general relativity
  • Food energy, energy in food that is available
  • Primary energy – Energy contained in raw fuels and any other forms of energy received by a system as input to the system.
  • Radiant energy – energy that is transported by waves
  • Rotational energy – An object's rotational energy or angular kinetic energy is part of its total kinetic energy
  • Solar radiation – radiant energy emitted by the sun, particularly electromagnetic energy
  • Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity, dynamic tidal power,tidal lagoons,Tidal barrage
  • Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work — for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or the pumping of water (into reservoirs). Machinery able to exploit wave power is generally known as a wave energy converter (WEC).
  • Wind energy is the kinetic energy of air in motion;Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships

Allegorical, esoteric, and pseudoscientific

  • Energy (esotericism), invoked by spiritualists for alternative modes of healing the human body as well as a spirit that permeates all of reality.
  • Orgone, Wilhelm Reich discovered this energy and tried to use it to cure various physical ailments and control the weather.
  • Qi a concept from Oriental medicine that is sometimes translated as "energy" in the West.
  • Vitalism, often referred to as "energy"
  • Cold fusion, nuclear fusion at conditions close to room temperature.
  • Bubble fusion, also known as Sonofusion, energy from acoustic collapse of bubbles.
  • Water-fuelled car, powering a car using water as fuel.

Energy industry

Energy politics

Energy Issues

Energy Policies and Use – National and International

International

  • Energy policy – Introductory article
  • Energy and Environmental Security Initiative (EESI)

Regional and national

Energy economics

Energy companies

  • Exxon Mobil
  • Enercon GmbH – Company based in Germany that operates in the wind turbine industry. One of the biggest producers in the world.
  • Saudi Aramco
  • Sasol
  • United States Enrichment Corporation – contracts with the United States Department of Energy to produce enriched uranium.

Non-profit organizations

Industry associations

  • OPEC – Organization of Petroleum-exporting Countries
  • IEA – International Energy Agency
  • CAPP – Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  • World LP Gas Association – WLPGA

Energy technology inventors

Energy-related lists

See also

References

  1. ^ Harper, Douglas. "Energy". Online Etymology Dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=energy. Retrieved May 1, 2007. 
  2. ^ Lofts, G; O'Keeffe D; et al (2004). "11 — Mechanical Interactions". Jacaranda Physics 1 (2 ed.). Milton, Queensland, Australia: John Willey & Sons Australia Ltd.. pp. 286. ISBN 0 7016 3777 3. 

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