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Energy Resources and use

Energy Resources and use. New Mexico climate champions. Source: www.nps.gov/goga/naturescience/images/Greenhouse-effect.jpg. Two main groups of energy. Renewable . Non-renewable. NOT REPLENISHED AT A SIMILAR RATE OF CONSUMPTION. REPLENISHED AT A SIMILAR RATE OF CONSUMPTION.

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Energy Resources and use

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  1. Energy Resources and use New Mexico climate champions

  2. Source: www.nps.gov/goga/naturescience/images/Greenhouse-effect.jpg

  3. Two main groups of energy Renewable Non-renewable NOT REPLENISHED AT A SIMILAR RATE OF CONSUMPTION REPLENISHED AT A SIMILAR RATE OF CONSUMPTION • Ex. Coal, Natural Gas, Petroleum Oil • Production and use emit more greenhouse gases • Unsustainable long-term • Ex. Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal, Biomass • Production and use emit less greenhouse gases • Sustainable long-term Photo source: http://climatechange.lta.org/renewable-energy-siting/

  4. Activity • Every bag of 100 energy beads represents a country. • Each country has a different percentage of renewable (green) energy beads and non-renewable (black) energy beads.

  5. Part 1: Constant energy consumption • Renewable = green beads • Non-renewable = black beads • Remove 10 beads each round (year). • Renewables can go back into bag, but non-renewables cannot. • Stop after five years.

  6. procedures • Model energy consumption by removing beads from bag. • Renewables (green beads) can be put back into the bag after each year. • Non-renewables (black beads) cannot be put back into the bag after each year. • Complete data sheet as you move through 5 years.

  7. Prediction:I think that will have the most energy remaining after 5 years.

  8. Part 1: Constant energy consumption • Renewable = green beads • Non-renewable = black beads • Remove 10 beads each round (year). • Renewables can go back into bag, but non-renewables cannot. • Stop after five years.

  9. Part 1: Results

  10. Types of energy production Renewable or non-renewable?

  11. Two main groups of energy Renewable Non-renewable NOT REPLENISHED AT A SIMILAR RATE OF CONSUMPTION REPLENISHED AT A SIMILAR RATE OF CONSUMPTION • Ex. Coal, Natural Gas, Petroleum Oil • Production and use emit more greenhouse gases • Unsustainable long-term • Ex. Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal, Biomass • Production and use emit less greenhouse gases • Sustainable long-term Photo source: http://climatechange.lta.org/renewable-energy-siting/

  12. Renewable or non-renewable?Solar RENEWABLE! • Radiant energy produced by the sun harnessed for power. • Photons (particles of light) knock electrons loose, creating an electric current. Photo 1: Hatch Solar Energy Center Hatch, NM 5 MW capacity Photo 2: Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Mojave, CA 392 MW capacity Photo Sources: https://www.epelectric.com/renewable-energy/NX01 http:///ivanpah-swww.brightsourceenergy.comolar-project#.V3WEcpMrKi4

  13. RENEWABLE! Renewable or non-renewable?wind • Kinetic energy produced by wind harnessed for power. • Wind turbines (propellers) are connected to a generator to generate electricity. Photo 1: New Mexico Wind Energy Center, northeast of Fort Sumner, NM 204 MW capacity Photo 2: Alta Wind Energy Center Tehachapi Pass, CA 1548 MW capacity Photo Sources: www.emnrd.state.nm.us http://www.energy.ca.gov/tour/alta/

  14. Formed from the remains of dead organisms that were buried and placed under high heat and pressure. Burning fossil fuels to boil water generates steam that is used to drive large turbines that produce electricity. Renewable or non-renewable?Fossil fuels (Coal, oil, and NATURAL GAS) NON-RENEWABLE! Photo Source: http://www.circleofblue.org/2013/world/in-ending-coal-fired-electricity-ontario-cuts-water-use-and-climate-changing-gases/

  15. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/physics/energy_matters/generation_of_electricity/revision/1/

  16. RENEWABLE! Renewable or non-renewable?Hydroelectric • Kinetic energy in movement of water as gravity pulls it downward harnessed for power. • Downward flow of water drives turbines that produce electricity. Photo 1: Navajo Dam, NM San Juan River 32 MW capacity Photo 2: Three Gorges Dam Yangtze River Hubei, China 22,500 MW capacity Photo Sources: en.wikipedia.org faculty.washington.edu

  17. Renewable or non-renewable?GEOTHERMAL RENEWABLE! • Thermal energy derived from the earth harnessed for power. • Steam from the earth is captured to drive turbines that generate electricity. Photo 1: Dale Burgett Geothermal Plant Lordsburg, NM 4 MW capacity Photo 2: The Geysers Mayacamas Mountains, CA 1517 MW capacity Photo Sources: https://www.pnm.com/geothermal pubs.usgs.gov

  18. Part 2: Increasing energy consumption WHAT IS CAUSING AN INCREASE IN DEMANDS FOR ENERGY? https://www.census.gov/popclock/ Photo Source: www.worldometers.info

  19. Part 2: increasing energy consumption • Renewable = green beads • Non-renewable = black beads • Remove an increasing number of beads each year. • Renewables can go back into bag, but non-renewables cannot. • Stop after five years OR when your demand is more than your remaining energy.

  20. Energy use and climate change Source: https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/energy.html With warmer temperatures, how will demands for energy change?

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