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CLEAN Energy for Singapore

CLEAN Energy for Singapore. Secondary 2 Express. Background. There has been report on the energy use by all households that has gone up tremendously since 1995. Energy use by three-room HDB flats had shot up by 70% while the consumption for four- or five-room flats rose by a third.

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CLEAN Energy for Singapore

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  1. CLEAN Energy for Singapore Secondary 2 Express

  2. Background • There has been report on the energy use by all households that has gone up tremendously since 1995. Energy use by three-room HDB flats had shot up by 70% while the consumption for four- or five-room flats rose by a third. • This can be a matter of concern if energy use is not controlled. This is because Singapore does not have its own energy resources and is dependent on oil from the Middle East and natural gas from Malaysia and Indonesia to power its industries, commerce, transport and homes. Any increase in consumption means a higher import leading to higher cost borne by the people. • Moreover, oil and natural gas are non-renewable energy resources which means that they cannot be replaced but will be depleted over time. With dwindling oil supplies from oil producing countries, this will affect Singapore's status as a major oil refining centre in Asia.

  3. Assignment In your groups, you are to do a research presentation on the following: *    the main types of energy resources used in Singapore *    ways of generating these energy resources in Singapore *    ways of conserving energy *    alternative energy resources (ways of harnessing, the pros and cons in terms of efficiency, cost, environmental impact, etc) *    the best alternative energy resource for Singapore (reasons for choice and why other alternative energy resources are not chosen)

  4. Choose your task: • As a group, you will do a 3-5 mins group poster presentation or a PowerPoint presentation on the above areas. or • Create a 2-3 minute video clip on the above. • Refer to the following websites.

  5. Resources Energy - General Energy http://www.totalfinaelf.com/us/html/de/in/dein1-1.htm History of Energy, Its Forms and Many Related Topics http://www.swifty.com/apase/charlotte/formse.html Union of Concerned Scientists http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy/page.cfm?pageID=77 Power for Sustainable Future http://www.sustainableenergy.qld.edu.au/sources

  6. Fossil Fuels (Oil and Natural Gas) Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/singapor.html United Nations: Sustainable Development http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/singapor/natur.htm Learning About Saving Energy: What is Energy? http://205.168.79.27/erec/factsheets/savenrgy.html Alternative Fuels Data Centre: Natural Gas http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/altfuel/natural_gas.html

  7. Alternative Energy Resources: Wind The National Wind Technology Centre http://www.nrel.gov/wind Danish Wind Industry Association http://www.windpower.dk/tour/index.htm Renewable Resource Data Centre http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind America Wind Energy Association http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets.html Wind Energy FAQ http://www.awea.org/faq/

  8. Alternative Energy Resources: Solar Alternative Fuels Data Centre: Solar http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/altfuel/solar.html Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network: Solar http://www.eren.doe.gov/RE/solar.html Home Power: Solar Energy http://www.homepower.com/education/comp_pv.cfm News from Solar Electric Light Fundhttp://www.imakenews.com/solarlight/e_article000032548.cfm US Department of Energyhttp://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/solar.html

  9. Alternative Energy Resources: Hydroelectric Power Power Matters: Hydroelectric Power http://www.tva.gov/power/hydro.htm National Renewable Energy Lab http://www.nrel.gov/clean_energy/hydroelectric_power.html Energy Fact Sheethttp://www.iclei.org/efacts/hydroele.htm USGShttp://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/wuhy.html US Department of Energyhttp://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/hydropower.html

  10. Alternative Energy Resources: Nuclear Power Nuclear Information and Resource Centre http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/fctsht.htm World Nuclear Organisation http://www.world-nuclear.org/education/education.htm Nuclear Energy Institutehttp://www.nei.org/ Nuclear Energy for Today and Tomorrowhttp://pw1.netcom.com/~res95/energy/nuclear.html Questions and Answershttp://www.nuc.umr.edu/~ans/QA.html

  11. Search Engines You can make use of the following search engines to get more web information on Energy Resources: Yahoo http://yahoo.com Altavista http://altavista.com Google http://google.com

  12. Conclusion Well done, everyone! You have completed your task! Reflection: • What have you learnt about energy resources? • What thinking skills have you applied to this project? • What National Education message is relevant for this project? • How have you worked together as a team and as individual members? • What would you have done better if you were involved in similar type of work the next time? This reflection log will be done in class after all the presentation has been presented.

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