1 / 17

iSEE Energy Retreat: Introduction

iSEE Energy Retreat: Introduction. Scott Willenbrock. Department of Physics. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. May 8, 2014. 1. This is not a conference. It is a family meeting. Speak up if you have something to say!. 2. Why are we here today?.

abba
Download Presentation

iSEE Energy Retreat: Introduction

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. iSEE Energy Retreat: Introduction Scott Willenbrock Department of Physics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign May 8, 2014 Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 1

  2. This is not a conference. It is a family meeting. Speak up if you have something to say! Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 2

  3. Why are we here today? NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies • Finite fossil fuel resources • Climate change Manabe (1971) 1 F since 1951-1980 This Old Zero-Net-Energy House 3

  4. How bad will it get? Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2013 without intervention 7 F with intervention This Old Zero-Net-Energy House 4

  5. Equinox House (Urbana) 8.2 kW solar PV Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 5 5

  6. Equinox House (Urbana) Electric car 1.5 kW for car 6000 miles/yr Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction

  7. Colonial Solar House (Champaign) Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction

  8. Colonial Solar House (Champaign) 13 kW solar PV Electric car Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction

  9. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 9

  10. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 10

  11. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. • Lack of money? Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 11

  12. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. • Lack of money? No. Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 12

  13. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. • Lack of money? No. • Lack of imagination? Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 13

  14. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. • Lack of money? No. • Lack of imagination? No. Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 14

  15. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. • Lack of money? No. • Lack of imagination? No. • Lack of desire? Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 15

  16. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. • Lack of money? No. • Lack of imagination? No. • Lack of desire? No. Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 16

  17. Why aren’t we doing this on campus? • Lack of technology? No. • Lack of money? No. • Lack of imagination? No. • Lack of desire? No. Maybe there is no fundamental reason Willenbrock - Energy Retreat Introduction 17

More Related