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RenewableEnergies Solutions for the Future Manuel F. M. Costa

EFEU, Patras, Greece , May 13, 2009. RenewableEnergies Solutions for the Future Manuel F. M. Costa Universidade do Minho, Departamento de Física PORTUGAL. Hands-on Science. www.hsci.info. LLP/AT-230/22/08. Permission to use is granted on the following conditions:

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RenewableEnergies Solutions for the Future Manuel F. M. Costa

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  1. EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009 RenewableEnergies Solutions for the Future Manuel F. M. Costa Universidade do Minho,Departamento de Física PORTUGAL

  2. Hands-on Science www.hsci.info

  3. LLP/AT-230/22/08 Permission to use is granted on the following conditions: The use is for educational purposes onlyNo fees or other income is charged Appropriate reference to this source is made. Data sources are indicated except pictures and drawings having been taken by the authors respectively publishers. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

  4. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 The United Nations declared 2005 - 2014 the decade of the Education for a Sustainable Development … EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  5. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 ENERGY … polution … degradation of our quality of life EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  6. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 Sources of energy in Earth Tides Geothermal Solar EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  7. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  8. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 Wave Energy Hidroelectrical EnergyEnergia (water cycle) Bio-energy (biomass - photosintesis) Fossil Fuel transformation of biomass during million years EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  9. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 31.500.000.000 W/m2 ~ 32 TW/m2 … but only bettween 1,4 and 21,4% of that energy reaches the Earth … However that amount of energy its enough cover 10000 times the energy needs in all the world (~12TW) EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  10. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 SUN relatively low efficience … but … WIND increased use RIVERS AND WATER FALLS 2200 TWh in 2002 (theoretical maximum of 50000 TWh) SEA WAVES >100 MW in Denmark TIDES in 1967 in France (La Rance) a pioneer station produce 240 MW GEOTHERMAL 1998 8,000 MW HYDROGEEN CELLS a great hope BIOMASS NUCLEAR EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  11. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 Fossil Fuel A 50 CV car only needs 100 ml of gas to drive 1,5km spending 66kW, but… Industrial Revolution Oil crisis – on the 70’ and 2008/2009/… In England only the energy needs raised to 8 GW but with peaks of over 40 GW On last 200 years half the reserves were spend. EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  12. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 … the future … EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

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  14. …green house effect, deflorestation, lack of drinking water, atmospheric polution,… EFEU, Patras, Greece, May 13, 2009

  15. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 … sustainable development… better use of the energy and our natural resources … in harmony with nature … … discovering, profiting, creating, inventing … REWENABLE ENERGIES

  16. Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, 2009 Obrigado mfcosta@fisica.uminho.pt

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