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The Winds of Change are Blowing

The Winds of Change are Blowing. The Coming Energy Revolution Chris Cobb. Problems with the Petroleum Status Quo. Exxon Valdez Habitat destruction Finite supply OPEC, price fixing Air pollution Ozone depletion Global Warming. Wind Energy.

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The Winds of Change are Blowing

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  1. The Winds of Change are Blowing The Coming Energy Revolution Chris Cobb

  2. Problems with the Petroleum Status Quo • Exxon Valdez • Habitat destruction • Finite supply • OPEC, price fixing • Air pollution • Ozone depletion • Global Warming

  3. Wind Energy • Vastly improved technology has made wind power more viable • Differentially exploitable • Storage and transportation concerns

  4. Solar Energy • Clean, abundant, free • Necessary for life • Differentially exploitable

  5. Fuel Cells • Invented in 1839 • Available for commercial, residential, transportation and recreational use • Byproducts include electricity, heat, water, and other gases depending on energy source

  6. Types of Fuel Cells • Alkaline • Phosphoric-acid • Solid Oxide (SOFC) • Molten Carbonate • Proton Exchange Membrane (PEMFC)

  7. Potential FC Energy Sources • Hydrogen • Propane • Methanol • Kerosene • Natural Gas • Diesel Fuel • Gasoline • Solar Energy • Wind Power

  8. Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles • Existing Chinese technology • Powered by 18kW PEMFC • Note fuel storage tank location on top of vehicles

  9. Combustion engine powered - 20% Battery powered - 26% FC powered - 24-32% Vehicle Efficiency

  10. Professor David King, Prime Minister Tony Blair’s chief scientific advisor, has called for a complete ban on gas or diesel powered cars - the first such advisement by any world Government agency. (Perhaps not all things English are so bad after all…)

  11. Home Use • FC’s are already being field tested for home use • Retrofitting is minimal • Costs expected to come down rapidly with mass production

  12. Resources • Fuel Cells 2000: The Online Fuel Cell Information Center • Fuelcellonline.com • Fuel Cell Today • National Fuel Cell Research Center: Fuel Cell Information • U.S. Department of Defense: Fuel Cell Program Overview • Fuel Cell Library

  13. Resources continued... • U.S. Fuel Cell Council International Fuel Cells • Hydrogen Fuel Cell Program • BC Research Inc. Centre for Alternative Transportation Fuels • Renewable Technologies Inc. • Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Research • The Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell

  14. Even More Resources... • The Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell • Fuel Cells: Green Power • http://e1ps.tripod.com/E1PSwebsite/id2.html

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