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Renewable Energy Sources Chapter 18
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Producing Electricity Photovoltaic Cells Solar Power Tower Tides Wind Hydroelectric Geothermal Biomass
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Heating and Cooling Passive Solar Biomass Geothermal
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Fuel for Transportation Biomass Hydrogen Fuel Cells Photovoltaic Cells
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Every hour enough energy from the sun reaches the Earth to meet the world’s energy demands for a YEAR!
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Solar Energy
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Solar cooker
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Passive Solar Heating http://www.livingonsolar.com/passive-solar-video.html (2:14 mins)
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Passive Solar Heating
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ADVANTAGES –Free energy –No pollutants –Safe DISADVANTAGES –Is there enough available sunlight in all areas? –Sometimes needs back-up heating source
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Active Solar Heating
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ADVANTAGES –No pollutants –Safe DISADVANTAGES –Requires maintenance –Is there enough available sunlight in all areas? –Requires a backup hot water source
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Solar Water Heaters Should governments require measures, such as solar water heating in new buildings, as part of an energy efficiency plan?
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Photovoltaic (Solar Cells) Photovoltaic cells at your housePhotovoltaic farm (power plant)
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Photovoltaic Cells 1.Sunlight strikes semi-conductor 2.Electrons move 3.Energy can be stored in battery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76r41jaGJg (1:07 mins)
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Photovoltaic Cells ADVANTAGES –No pollutants –Safe DISADVANTAGES –Expen$ive! –Need large surface area –Unattractive –Is there enough available sunlight in all areas? –Requires a backup electricity source
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Hydrogen Fuel Cells How it Works: –Combines H with O to produce energy –Can be fueled by anything with H in it Natural gas, alcohol, gas –Gives off water http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3210/01.html
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Hydrogen Fuel Cells ADVANTAGES –H is abundant –Non polluting DISADVANTAGES –Not very efficient to produce Takes electricity to split water and produce H –Expensive –Needs to be stored at high pressure
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Hydroelectric Dam
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Hydroelectricity ADVANTAGES –No pollutants –Electricity is cheaper per watt than coal. –Flood control –Reservoir for recreation & irrigation DISADVANTAGES –Floods upstream land and reduces flow downstream –Tremendous environmental damage during construction –Dam construction is extremely expensive –Displaces people from homes
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Offshore Turbines
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Tidal Barrage
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Tidal Energy How it works: –Offshore Turbines Similar to underwater windmills –Tidal Barrage Similar to hydroelectric dams
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Tidal Energy ADVANTAGES –No pollutants –More predictable than solar and wind DISADVANTAGES –May affect marine ecosystems –Unattractive –Expensive to build –Affects shipping
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Will it become a widely used form of energy in the future?
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Wind Energy GE commerical: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fViObqGvIjMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fViObqGvIjM
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Wind Energy
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ADVANTAGES –No pollutants –Well developed technology –Cheap DISADVANTAGES –Unattractive –Can only be in windy areas –Noisy –Kills bats
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Wind graph from pg. 495 Double axis – what is it trying to show? Write a title
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Geothermal Electricity
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Geothermal Energy for electricity How it works: –Uses Earth’s heat to create steam to make electricity –Hot Dry Rock Method Pump cold water below ground Turns to steam Extract pressurized steam Turns turbine, turns generator, creates electricity
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Geothermal Heat Pump
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Geothermal Energy - overall ADVANTAGES –No pollutants –Minimal environmental damage during set-up –Predictable DISADVANTAGES –Limited availability on Earth –Can deplete the water reservoirs
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Biomass How it works: –Burn organic matter to produce heat –Examples: Wood (#1 in world usage) Municipal Waste (garbage) Sugar cane (Hawaii) Chicken droppings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f05Xm4aYqXYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f05Xm4aYqXY – 1:25 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdG4SEVa4HQ&feature=related
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LA airport has implemented a pilot program…use bacteria to break down food wasted from airline meals to generate electricity. The methane produced by the bacteria is transferred to a power plant, where it is burned to generate electricity.
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Biomass ADVANTAGES –Reduces “wastes” –Sell extra electricity to public DISADVANTAGES –Some gas emissions –Neighborhood opposition Who wants to live near a plant that burns trash or chicken poop?
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Trash to steam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iioOVevReOs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r2_6U9g4jw&feature=related
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Green Design Elements
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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Hearst Building, NY
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Parking Garage, CA
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Dunkin’ Donuts, FL
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Hillside Home, CA
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Green homes Net Zero House in Bainbridge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3euyl8mlw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3euyl8mlw Greenest home in america - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAFTcxbYtMM (~1:50) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAFTcxbYtMM LEED platinum/gold - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifTBxGba_Ac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifTBxGba_Ac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH0mPDIfCGQ (~4:36)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH0mPDIfCGQ
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LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
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Cardinals are Green too!
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Photo Scavenger Hunt DO –Think of a green element that addresses each building basic. –Get me to sign your pass –Take a picture –Write your reasoning –Return back to the classroom by _____. 1 minute early and you get an extra point! DON’T –Disrupt any classes –Split up –Be late
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