ALTERNATIVE (RENEWABLE) ENERGY RESOURCES TED ANKARA COLLEGE, TURKEY ANIL KIRCALIALI
CONTENTS: Why Renewable Energy? Energy Consumption Charts Solar Energy Wind Power Dung Energy Nutshell Energy
WHY RENEWABLE ENERGY?
Enegy Consumption In World
SOLAR ENERGY The amount of potential solar energy is about twice as much as of all the non-renewable energy resources in the world.
Completely free after setup No pollution No need for maintenance Advantages of Solar: Completely free after setup No pollution No need for maintenance Long life spans Easy to set up
Disadvantages of Solar: Expensive to invest in, Dependant upon climate
WIND POWER In 2010 wind energy production was over 2.5% of total worldwide electricity usage, and growing rapidly at more than 25% per annum.
Advantages of Wind; Widely distributed Uses little land Produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation Used for: Electricity production Drainage and water pumping Sailed ships
Disadvantages of Wind; Not pretty reasonable under most cases Not constant Expensive Turbines are noisy Produces pollution
TORO DE OSBORNE NEAR WIND TURBINES
TWEA Turkish Wind Energy Association increases public awareness about the significance of renewable energy resources, specifically wind.
Renewable Energy Resources Specific to Turkey Dung Nutshell
DUNG ENERGY Traditionally cow dung has been used as a fertilizer, though today dung is collected and used to produce biogas. This gas is rich in methane and is used mostly in rural areas as a renewable and stable energy source.
Dung is a pretty common energy resource throughout Europe as it’s used in buses in Sweden which are named as “Dungbuses”
*BIOGAS
Energy Calculations Average energy consumption of an household ~ 3000 kWh/year (in Turkey) Average production of dung from a single cow ~ 600 000 kcal/year ~ 700 kWh/year Therefore approximately 4 cows can provide the energy needed for an house easily.
DUNG STOVES
NUTSHELL ENERGY Turkey, often called as hazelnut land, each year produces almost up to 700 000 tonnes of hazelnuts which results in more than 400.000 tonnes of nutshell that is considered a waste product all over the world.
Advantages of Nutshell: Costs at least 50% less than others Almost no pollution Produces little ash Amount of burning process is 99% Can be used in heating due to ethol
Disadvantages of Nutshell: Storage takes a lot of space Not consistent at all seasons
NUTSHELLS ARE USED: For heating, For electricity, Instead of charcoal in barbeques in the most exclusive restaurants
COMPARISON Enegy & Cost Calculations 1.000 liters of Fuel-Oil : 10.000 KCAL ~ 880 € 1 tonne of COAL : 7.200 KCAL ~ 300 € 1 tonne of NUTSHELL : 5.500 KCAL = 130 €
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Sources: http://www.technologystudent.com/energy1/wind8.htm http://www.nordex-online.com/en/produkte-service/wind-turbines.html http://wikipedia.com http://denmark.dk/en/green-living/sustainable-projects/cow-dung-a-source-of-green-energy/