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An Introduction to Renewable Energy

An Introduction to Renewable Energy. Frank R. Leslie, B. S. E. E., M. S. Space Technology 10/08/2002, Rev. 1.3 fleslie @fit.edu; (321) 674-7377 www.fit.edu/~fleslie f.leslie @ieee.org; (321) 768-6629. Overview.

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An Introduction to Renewable Energy

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  1. An Introduction to Renewable Energy Frank R. Leslie, B. S. E. E., M. S. Space Technology 10/08/2002, Rev. 1.3 fleslie @fit.edu; (321) 674-7377 www.fit.edu/~fleslie f.leslie @ieee.org; (321) 768-6629

  2. Overview • Renewable energy is sustainable indefinitely, unlike long-stored energy from fossil fuels that will be depleted • Renewable energy from wind, solar, and hydroelectric power emits no pollution or carbon dioxide (although the building of the components does) • Biomass combustion is also renewable, but emits CO2 and pollutants • Nuclear energy is not renewable, but sometimes is treated as though it were because of the long depletion period • Sustainable energy comes from the sun or from tidal forces of the moon and sun; usually implies not using it faster than can be replenished Revised 021003

  3. Energy Considerations for 2050 • Fossil-fuel energy will deplete in the future; took millions of years to create that much fuel • US oil production peaked about 1974; world energy will peak about 2004-9 or so • Renewable energy will eventually become mandatory, and our lifestyles may change • Transition to renewable energy must occur well before a crisis occurs Revised 020115

  4. Conclusion • Renewable energy offers a long-term approach to the World’s energy needs • Economics drives the selection process and short-term (first cost) thinking leads to disregard of long-term, overall cost • Increasing oil, gas, and coal prices will ensure that the transition to renewable energy will occur ― How will we choose to do it? Revised 020115

  5. References: Books • Brower, Michael. Cool Energy. Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, 1992. 0-262-02349-0, TJ807.9.U6B76, 333.79’4’0973. • Duffie, John and William A. Beckman. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes. NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 920 pp., 1991 • Gipe, Paul. Wind Energy for Home & Business. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 1993. 0-930031-64-4, TJ820.G57, 621.4’5 • Patel, Mukund R. Wind and Solar Power Systems. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1999, 351 pp. ISBN 0-8493-1605-7, TK1541.P38 1999, 621.31’2136 • Sørensen, Bent. Renewable Energy, Second Edition. San Diego: Academic Press, 2000, 911 pp. ISBN 0-12-656152-4. Revised 020115

  6. References: Websites, etc. awea-windnet@yahoogroups.com. Wind Energy elist awea-wind-home@yahoogroups.com. Wind energy home powersite elist geothermal.marin.org/ on geothermal energy mailto:energyresources@egroups.com rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/maps/chap2/2-01m.html PNNL wind energy map of CONUS windenergyexperimenter@yahoogroups.com. Elist for wind energy experimenters www.dieoff.org. Site devoted to the decline of energy and effects upon population www.ferc.gov/ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/otec_hi.html#anchor349152 on OTEC systems telosnet.com/wind/20th.html www.google.com/search?q=%22renewable+energy+course%22 solstice.crest.org/ dataweb.usbr.gov/html/powerplant_selection.html Revised 020115

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