Wednesday
Radical Renewable Energy
Increasing pressure to seek alternative energy sources has generated new business opportunities and scientific study. Scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs alike are interested in how to sustainably harvest our renewable resources—sun, wind, geothermal, tides, rivers, etc.
There are many types of potential alternative or renewable energy sources, but most of them have a common need for improved materials and processes to make energy capture and storage more efficient. These needs are the source of endless opportunity for new discoveries by scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.
There are many types of potential alternative or renewable energy sources, but most of them have a common need for improved materials and processes to make energy capture and storage more efficient. These needs are the source of endless opportunity for new discoveries by scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.
Renewable Energy Video
You can find this original video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIU5fFmDeSc
Renewable Energy Example - Geothermal Energy
Use the slide and text below as an example of the information you can gather about your renewable energy topic.
Geothermal Energy
What It Is
Geothermal energy is heat from Earth. It can take the form of very hot soil or water or it can just de derived from the fact that the ground (below the surfaced) doesn’t take very long to change temperature.
Necessary Environment
For the very hot water or soil you can get geothermal energy from a variety of sources: volcanic activity, decaying of minerals, hot water springs, radiant heat from absorbed energy from the sun, etc.
An Example
An example is running hot water pipes used to heat or cool a home through the ground about 6-10 feet below the surface where the temperature is always around 50°F. In the summer the ground helps cool the water (and cool the house) and in the winter it helps heat the water (and heat the house).
What It Is
Geothermal energy is heat from Earth. It can take the form of very hot soil or water or it can just de derived from the fact that the ground (below the surfaced) doesn’t take very long to change temperature.
Necessary Environment
For the very hot water or soil you can get geothermal energy from a variety of sources: volcanic activity, decaying of minerals, hot water springs, radiant heat from absorbed energy from the sun, etc.
An Example
An example is running hot water pipes used to heat or cool a home through the ground about 6-10 feet below the surface where the temperature is always around 50°F. In the summer the ground helps cool the water (and cool the house) and in the winter it helps heat the water (and heat the house).
