Energy

1. Energy Team Energy Itzel Celaya-Sandoval Maranda Aguirre Justin Convery Chris Coscia Tim Hamilton Anthony Taylor Christian Harris Erin Braddi Alexandria Allegrina

2. Energy • Power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines. • Energy comes in non-renewable and renewable resources.

3. Non-Renewable Energy • Non-renewable energy is one that cannot be replenished in a short period of time. • The top four nonrenewable energy sources are • Oil and petroleum (gasoline, diesel fuel, and propane) • Natural gas • Coal • Uranium (nuclear energy)

4. Renewable Energy • Renewable energy is one that can be replenished. • The top 5 renewable resources used are • Wind • Solar • Geothermal • Water (hydropower) • Biomass

5. Wind Energy • The majority of our wind energy generates from turbines. • Turbines vary from size but can be as tall as a 20-story building, and they each have three 200-foot-long blades. • The biggest wind turbines generate enough electricity to supply about 600 U.S. homes • In the past ten years wind turbine has increased over 25% per year. Even with this large increase it still provides a small amount of energy worldwide.

6. Wind Energy • Wind farms, usually contain hundreds of turbines staggered together in a line. They are mostly in windy locations to produce enough energy. • There are smaller turbines for families to put in their backyard and these smaller turbines can generate enough power for one home. • The top country that occupies the most installed wind energy is Germany. It continues with Spain, the United States, India, and Denmark. There has also been improvement in France and China. • Predictions made by industry experts suggest that by 2050 one third of our electricity will be provided by wind.

7. States with Wind Energy • The Top 10 states for new installed wind capacity in 2012: • 1. Texas (1,826 MW)2. California (1,656 MW)3. Kansas (1,440 MW)4. Oklahoma (1,127 MW)5. Illinois (823 MW)6. Iowa (814 MW)7. Oregon (640 MW)8. Michigan (611 MW)9. Pennsylvania (550 MW)10. Colorado (496 MW) San Gorgonio in Palm Springs, California

8. Geothermal Energy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv8bTAGr0tU

9. Hydroelectric Energy • Hydroelectric energy is produced by movement of water. • China produces the most hydroelectricity, followed by Canada, Brazil, and the U.S. • The largest Hydroelectric plant is the Three Gorges Dam, in China. It is 185 meters tall and 115 meters thick and has 26 turbines that produces more than a billion watts of energy.   • In the U.S the fastest and largest producer would be the Columbia River. • Hydropower represents 19% of total electricity production. • The Hoover Dam provides some Hydroelectric power to Arizona

10. Hydroelectric Energy • http://science.howstuffworks.com/30198-really-big-things-hydroelectric-power-video.htm Hoover Dam: Nevada Three Gorges Damn: China

11. Biomass • Biomass energy comes from mostly plant material and animal waste. • It has recently provided more electricity than wind and solar power combined.

12. Solar Energy • Solar energy is any form of energy that is harnessed from the sun • Solar energy is the most abundant resource on earth- 173,000 terawatts of solar energy strikes the earth consistently. • Solar energy can be either active or passive. • Active solar energy: active solar is used to convert solar energy into more useful types of energy such as heat or electricity. • Passive solar energy: In buildings designed for passive solar, the windows, walls, and floors are designed to absorb heat in the winter and reject heat in the summer. This reduces the buildings consumption of other forms of energy. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grI3BDSGEC4

13. Solar Energy • It is a clean source of energy due to the fact that it does not produce byproducts or pollutants that will harm the environment. Solar energy is 100% renewable • Two ways to use solar energy are • Solar thermal systems • Photovoltaic arrays

14. Solar Thermal Energy and Photovoltaic Arrays • Photovoltaic Arrays • Also known as solar panels • Solar panels convert solar radiation into usable direct current electricity. • Solar Thermal Energy • Is a large scale in comparison to photovoltaic arrays • Generates energy indirectly by using the sun’s rays to heat fluid which then produces steam to generate electricity.

15. States with the most Solar Energy • California: 47 percent with 971 megawatts • New Jersey: 14 percent with 293 MW • Colorado: 5 percent with 108 MW • Arizona: 5 percent with 101 MW • Nevada: 5 percent with 97 MW • Florida: 4 percent with 73 MW • New York: 3 percent with 54 MW • Pennsylvania: 3 percent with 54 MW • New Mexico: 2 percent with 45 MW • North Carolina: 2 percent with 42 MW

16. Solar Energy in Arizona • Arizona is a perfect state for solar energy but we are not using our resources to our fullest potential. • In 2012, $590 million was invested in Arizona to install solar panels in homes. It also installed 719 megawatts of solar capacity.

17. Solar Energy at ASU • ASU produces over 14.5 Megawatts • There’s over 2100 solar panels above the Wells Fargo Arena • There’s also Solar Panels above lot 59 parking that provides shade and energy • On ASU campuses there’s more than 58,000 Solar Panels. • Solar Program started with 34 Kilowatt solar panel system on Tyler Street parking structure. • ASU has won many awards for their Solar Program including the 2012 Climate Leadership award • In 2011, ASU was named Solar Partner of the Year by Solar Electric Power Association(SEPA) • ACUPCC also selects ASU as one of top 15 higher education institutions in its celebrating sustainability series

18. Solar Energy Program at ASU • https://asunews.asu.edu/20120312_video_campus_solarization

19. Solana Generating Station • 280 Megawatt • Utilizes Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) • Located near Gila Bend • Provides Sustainable power for 70,000 homes • Uses molten salt technology to store energy for up to 6 hours after the sun has gone down

20. Solana Generating Station http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTPH5I_ln14#t=4

21. Works Cited • http://www.csp-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Solana_Abengoa_CS1.pdf • http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/solar_electricity/basics/how_pv_system_works.htm • http://www.seia.org/state-solar-policy/arizona • http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/how-geothermal-energy-works.html • http://www.ucsusa.org/.../how-biomass-energy-works.html • http://www.ifpaenergyconference.com/Solar-Energy.html • http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/hydroelectric-energy/?ar_a=1 • http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wuhy.html • http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/state-regs/pdf/Arizona.pdf • http://breakingenergy.com/2013/02/01/the-top-10-wind-energy-states-in-2012/ • http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/wind-power-profile/