| title | description | author | layout | date | mermaid | byline | image |
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Energy flow diagram |
Primordial origins of all energy sources |
nick |
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2020-06-03 |
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This diagram roughly shows the origin of energy we can use to help us do stuff.
Most items are individually clickable to give you more info (mostly Wikipedia links).
UPDATE: This was remixed by @OperadorNuclear really well.
graph TD
big["Big bang"] --> Protons[(Protons)] --> Stars[("Ancient stars<br/> (nuclear fusion)")]
click Stars "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion"
click big "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang"
Stars --> stellar["Stellar <br/>nucleosynthesis"]
click stellar "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis"
stellar --> iron[(Elements lighter<br> than Iron)]
iron --> fusion(["Nuclear fusion <br/>on Earth (TBD)"]) -.-> Electricity((Energy))
click fusion "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power"
style fusion stroke:#f66,stroke-dasharray: 5, 5
supernova --> cooling["Residual cooling"] --> geo
supernova --> Uranium
Stars --> supernova["Supernova<br/> nucleosynthesis"]
click supernova "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_nucleosynthesis"
Stars --> ssys[(Solar system<br/> dynamics)]
ssys --> Tidal([Tidal]) --> Electricity
click Tidal "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_power"
click ssys "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_and_evolution_of_the_Solar_System"
Protons --> Sun[("Our Sun <br/>(nuclear fusion)")]--> srad["Solar radiation"]
click Protons "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton"
click Sun "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun"
click srad "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunlight"
srad --> solar(["Solar PV"])
click solar "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_system"
srad --> uneven["Uneven heating"] --> pressure["Pressure gradients"] --> Wind([Wind])
click pressure "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_gradient"
solar --> Electricity
Wind --> Electricity
click Wind "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind"
fission --> fp[(Fission products)]
click fission "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission"
click fp "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission_product"
fission --> Electricity
srad --> Evaporation --> Rain[(Rain)] --> hydro([Hydropower]) --> Electricity
click hydro "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropower"
click Rain "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain"
click Evaporation "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporation"
srad --> Photosynthesis --> Plants[(Organic matter)]
Plants --> Biofuel[(Biofuel)] --> Combustion --> Electricity
Plants --> Decay --> Fossil[("Fossil fuel <br/>(oil, coal, gas)")] --> Combustion
click Photosynthesis "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis"
click Decay "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel#Origin"
click Fossil "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel"
click Biofuel "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofuel"
click Combustion "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion"
click Plants "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_matter"
iron --> |K-40| decayheat
Uranium --> decayheat["Radioactive decay heat"]
decayheat --> geo([Geothermal])
click decayheat "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_internal_heat_budget#Radiogenic_heat"
geo --> Electricity
click geo "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_energy"
Uranium[("Uranium &<br>Thorium")] --> fission(["Nuclear fission"])
"" Electricity -->quality[("Improved quality of life")] click Electricity "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy" click quality "https://www.researchgate.net/figure/HDI-vs-electricity-consumption-2-40-46_fig4_315794998" Combustion --> airp[(Air pollution)] click airp "http://www9.who.int/airpollution/en/" Combustion --> co2[("CO₂ emissions")]
co2 --> warming[(Climate change)]
airp --> lung[(Lung diseases)]
click co2 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas#Anthropogenic_greenhouse_gases"
click lung "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_disease"
click warming "https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/"
You can download this as a jpg here.
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