Resource refers to all the materials available in our environment which are technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally sustainable and help us to satisfy our needs and wants. Resources can broadly be classified upon their availability — they are classified into renewable and non-renewable resources. They can also be classified as actual and potential on the basis of the level of development and use, on the basis of origin they can be classified as biotic and abiotic, and on the basis of their distribution, as ubiquitous and localised (private, community-owned, national and international resources).
La géothermie, du grec géo (« la Terre ») et thermos (« la chaleur »), est à la fois la science qui étudie les phénomènes thermiques internes du globe terrestre, et la technique qui vise à les exploiter. Par extension, la « géothermie » désigne aussi parfois l'énergie géothermique issue de l'énergie de la Terre, qui est convertie en chaleur. Pour capter l'énergie géothermique, on fait circuler un fluide dans les profondeurs de la terre.
Energy transformation, also known as energy conversion, is the process of changing energy from one form to another. In physics, energy is a quantity that provides the capacity to perform work or moving (e.g. lifting an object) or provides heat. In addition to being converted, according to the law of conservation of energy, energy is transferable to a different location or object, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
Systems modeling or system modeling is the interdisciplinary study of the use of models to conceptualize and construct systems in business and IT development. A common type of systems modeling is function modeling, with specific techniques such as the Functional Flow Block Diagram and IDEF0. These models can be extended using functional decomposition, and can be linked to requirements models for further systems partition.
Un combustible fossile est un combustible riche en carbone, par exemple un hydrocarbure, issu de la transformation lente de matière organique enfouie dans le sol depuis plusieurs millions d'années, jusqu'à parfois d'années. Il s'agit du pétrole, du charbon, du lignite et du gaz naturel. Parmi ces derniers, le méthane () présente le rapport H/C le plus élevé, alors que l'anthracite et certaines houilles sont composés de carbone presque pur. L'usage des combustibles fossiles est le principal responsable du réchauffement climatique.
