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Formatting Tips (36 pt ) Your name: Ed Gatzke (20 pt )

Formatting Tips (36 pt ) Your name: Ed Gatzke (20 pt ). Use bullets (28 pt ) Basic concept (24 pt ) Not sentences, no end punctuation Capitalize first letter only Include: Basic technology overview Include image or schematic Advantages / Disadvantages Economic / efficiency information

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Formatting Tips (36 pt ) Your name: Ed Gatzke (20 pt )

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  1. Formatting Tips (36 pt)Your name: Ed Gatzke (20 pt) • Use bullets (28 pt) • Basic concept (24 pt) • Not sentences, no end punctuation • Capitalize first letter only • Include: • Basic technology overview • Include image or schematic • Advantages / Disadvantages • Economic / efficiency information • Cost / W capital • Cost / kWh production http://www.physorg.com/news145561984.html (9pt) Cite images you “borrow” from internet If URL is too long, use goo.gl or other redirect Try to include original too, like: www.npr.org http://goo.gl/Wx9MM Energy and Sustainability in Europe

  2. Pumped Hydro StorageEd Gatzke • Use electricity to pump water uphill to reservoir • Water runs down hill to turn turbine • 99% of all world storage • 20 GW in US (~20% world tot.) Advantages • Simple design • 70-87% Efficient Disadvantages • Not available in all locations http://bravenewclimate.com/2010/04/05/pumped-hydro-system-cost/ Energy and Sustainability in Europe

  3. Small Nuclear ReactorsEd Gatzke • Traditional fission device with control rods • Buried underground, lead/bismuth cooled • 20-50 MW • Heats water for steam • Advantages • Simple design • Underground • Low capital cost • Easier to dispose of • No CO2 emissions • No powered cooling, few moving parts for maintenance www.npr.org http://goo.gl/Wx9MM Energy and Sustainability in Europe

  4. Small Nuclear ReactorsEd Gatzke • Disadvantages • Potential for accident • Nuclear waste • Weapons proliferation • Permitting process • Image / fear of nuclear power • Overhyped (5 years out 4 years ago) • Economics • $1 to $4 per Watt ($2,500 / home) • Limited production / fuel cost http://www.physorg.com/news145561984.html Energy and Sustainability in Europe

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