Pol70.W07.lec141 The Allure of Energy Alternatives.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Without energy nothing happens.
Advertisements

Alternate Energy Sources Chapter 4.2 At the present rate of consumption of fossil fuels, we will run out in 170 years.
There are 14 questions on this test: Alternative Heat Sources – Questions 1 – 7 Energy Consumption – Questions 8 – 14 Each slide is timed to change automatically.
CO 2 Emission per Primary Energy Consumption Unit : 1,000 Tons-CO 2 /KTOE (FEB) Year
Mitigation Strategies Review LP Mitigation Strategy #1: Transportation Efficiency A car that gets 30 mpg releases 1 ton of carbon into the air.
Ch 12 Energy Energy Sources and Uses Coal - Oil - Natural Gas Nuclear Power Conservation Solar Energy –Photovoltaic Cells Fuel Cells Energy From Biomass.
Energy Alternatives II: Non-renewables & renewables.
EE80S.F07.Sustainability1. 2 Calculate the Sustainability of Photovoltaics vs. Natural Gas (cont.) How much improvement in photovoltaics is possible in.
Achieving a sustainable energy balance for the U.S. current energy mix - 80% fossil fuel increasing renewables (wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, etc) increasing.
Renewable Energy Integration
Introduction to Sustainable Energy Technologies
Sustainable Energy Francisco Chavez. Period: 6S. Introduction Major Renewable Energy Sources Solar Energy Geothermal Energy Wind Energy Tidal Energy Wave.
Energy Sources BY: EMILY ROBERTS-YOUNG. Fossil Fuels How it is created… Burned to heat water This turns the water into steam The steam turns the generators.
Section 15.3: Energy Resources
Energy Resources Chapter 6 Fossil Fuels Renewable Sources of Energy Nuclear Energy Energy Conservation.
Nonrenewable Resources
BIOLOGY 157: LIFE SCIENCE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH (Energy needs: Fuel)
Making Electricity.  A generator takes mechanical energy (movement) and turns it into electrical energy.  A generator makes electricity by turning a.
© OECD/IEA 2010 Cecilia Tam International Energy Agency Martin Taylor Nuclear Energy Agency The Role of Nuclear Energy in a Sustainable Energy Future Paris,
The Energy Challenge With Thanks to Dr. Steve Koonin, BP for energy charts Farrokh Najmabadi Prof. of Electrical Engineering Director of Center for Energy.
Korea & the World(7) Alternate Energy & Global Warming 김 병 구
Energy Jeopardy. Conserving Energy Wind Power Solar Power Fossil Fuels
What is your Sustainability IQ?. Renewable Energy Eat Your Greens UB FactsClimate ChangeI recycle because…
Korea & the World(7) Alternate Energy & Global Warming 김 병 구
Energy  Humans use varied energy resources  Most came from solar energy  Decomposition of plants, animals buried underground form fossil fuels Which.
Energy & Housing. Why do we care about the size of houses? Electrical consumption (light & appliances) Heating/Cooling needs Water heating Cooking Commuting.
The Future of Energy Fred Loxsom Eastern Connecticut State University.
Nuclear Energy. How does it work? Some atoms, (like Uranium), are so big that we can break them apart by shooting tiny particles at them. This process.
Korea & the World(7) Alternate Energy & Global Warming 김 병 구
Alternative Energy Take a look at how electricity is made
ENERGY Energy is the capacity of a system to do work Energy is always conserved but … … can be transformed from one form to another Energy, E (unit: 1.
Earth’s Changing Environment Lecture 15 Energy Conservation.
The Path of Power Beyond Recycling. Last week we debated the many sources of energy… Renewable Energy SourcesNon-Renewable Energy Sources...today we are.
Sustainable Energy. What is Sustainable Development? Let’s break it down…
Johnthescone The IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation Renewable Energy and Climate Change Youba SOKONA.
Energy Use, Final Demand, 2001 GPI Atlantic. Electricity Use GPI Atlantic.
Geography Terms. Resource A supply of something from the earth that will help humans meet a need Renewable Resource A supply of something that can be.
Renewable & Non- renewable energy. Fossil Fuels 1.Name the main types of fossil fuels. 2.Explain briefly how they were made. 3.Why is there a problem.
Energy Efficiency = changing current devices so they 1) do more useful work 2) not converting into low-quality(heat) 84% of all commercial energy used.
What is Energy? Energy makes things go. It is the capacity to do work, heat something up, or change it in some way.
© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 14: Resource Issues The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography.
LEFT CLICK OR PRESS SPACE BAR TO ADVANCE, PRESS P BUTTON TO GO BACK, PRESS ESC BUTTON TO END LEFT CLICK OR PRESS SPACE BAR TO ADVANCE, PRESS P BUTTON.
Advanced Environmental Technology Geographic Distributions of Natural Resources TEK 7D.
LO: SWBAT compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources DN: What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources? Give an example.
Chapter 8 Energy Sources and the Environment
ENERGY RESOURCES: PREDICTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES Kristin Clark ENERGY RESOURCES: PREDICTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES Kristin Clark.
Global Warming Group Member Names. What is Global Warming? Increase in Earth’s average temperature.
Aim: What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
What is it? Where does it come from?. Energy – What is it? The capacity of a body system to do work or a measure of this capacity, measured in joules.
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY AGENCE INTERNATIONALE DE L’ENERGIE The Energy Mix for a Sustainable Future Claude Mandil Executive Director International Energy.
Energy & Fossil Fuels A fuel is a substance that provides a form of energy as a result of a chemical change A fuel is a substance that provides a form.
FOSSIL FUEL EUNHEE CHO PRESENTS. INTRODUCTION Types of energy sources-1 Renewable : the supply is unlimited no fuel costs generate far less pollution.
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable? Fossil Fuels are sources of energy that take a very long period of time to form and once depleted, are essentially.
Power stations Power Power generation Energy density 14May Physics8.1, 8.2, 8.3 Power generationTsokos 7.1.
Aim: How do increased carbon dioxide concentrations on our planet affect life?
Alternative Energy Clickertime. Which of the following will fail to work in the case of a power failure 1.Passive solar heating 2.Active solar heating.
Energy Sources EXAMPLE: A wood-burning stove or a furnace convert the chemical energy in wood or natural gas to heat, through burning. The heat is used.
Energy from the Earth. The Lithosphere contains much energy Fossil Fuels – Oil – Natural gas – Coal Uranium – And other radioactive elements Heat – Geothermal.
Solar Water heating System information card
Aim: How can technology be used to help the environment?
NONRENEWABLE AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Mitigation Strategies Review
Mitigation Strategies Review
Alternative Energy Sources
Energy resources.
Chapter 14: Resource Issues
Chapter 14: Resource Issues
Establishing FE college emissions and potential targets
2006 Energy Consumption By Sector * Coal Petroleum Natural Gas Biomass Hydro Nuclear Other Electric Power Sector**
GLOBAL EFFECTS.
Presentation transcript:

Pol70.W07.lec141 The Allure of Energy Alternatives

Pol70.W07.lec142 Where does energy go?

Pol70.W07.lec143

4 Geopolitics of oil

Pol70.W07.lec145 Comparing consumption levels Subsistence: Mexico Social: Portugal Luxury: United States GNP per capita (1997)$3,700 $11,010$29,080 Municipal waste pc not available 350 kg 720 kg Energy use pc (oil equiv.) 1,525 kg1,928 kg8,051 kg GDP output/kg oil equiv. $2.10$5.60$3.40 CO 2 emissions pc (1996) 3.7 metric tons 4.7 metric tons 19.7 metric tons

Pol70.W07.lec146 Automobility & the automotive complex

Pol70.W07.lec147 Heat, light, comfort

Pol70.W07.lec148 “Our way of life”

Pol70.W07.lec149 Energy alternatives should Reduce vulnerability, increase flexibility Be reasonably cost-effective & efficient Not introduce major lifestyle disruptions Not generate intractable waste problems Be environmentally-friendly or “green” Not introduce intractable social problems

Pol70.W07.lec1410 Two general classes of alternatives Technological Energy production Energy distribution Energy consumption Waste disposal Behavioral Economic incentives Conservation Lifestyle changes Cognitive changes

Pol70.W07.lec1411 Carbon dioxide sequestration

Pol70.W07.lec1412 Nuclear energy

Pol70.W07.lec1413

Pol70.W07.lec1414

Pol70.W07.lec1415 Limits to uranium?

Pol70.W07.lec1416

Pol70.W07.lec1417

Pol70.W07.lec1418

Pol70.W07.lec1419

Pol70.W07.lec1420

Pol70.W07.lec1421

Pol70.W07.lec1422

Pol70.W07.lec1423 Fusion

Pol70.W07.lec1424 Very complex design

Pol70.W07.lec1425

Pol70.W07.lec1426 Slotted into existing power grids

Pol70.W07.lec1427 Solar energy is plentiful but diffuse, and must be collected and concentrated

Pol70.W07.lec1428 For heating of water or

Pol70.W07.lec1429 Solar electricity

Pol70.W07.lec1430 Production is growing, while cost is dropping

Pol70.W07.lec1431 Wind is variable and diffuse and energy must be captured

Pol70.W07.lec1432 Wind resources are widely available

Pol70.W07.lec1433 Costs are decreasing and capacity is growing

Pol70.W07.lec1434 Hydrogen?

Pol70.W07.lec1435

Pol70.W07.lec1436

Pol70.W07.lec1437

Pol70.W07.lec1438 Shell Oil’s projection

Pol70.W07.lec1439 Fossil fuel phaseout projection

Pol70.W07.lec1440 Mtoe Technological progress projection

Pol70.W07.lec1441 Conservation/renewable projection

Feedback: Privacy Policy Feedback
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
About project: SlidePlayer Terms of Service

© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc. All rights reserved.