WIND ENERGY Long time ago‚ ancient mariners used sails to capture the wind and explore the world. Farmers once used windmills to grind their grains and pump water. Today‚ more and more people are using wind turbines to wring electricity from the breeze. Over the past decade‚ wind turbine use has increased at more than 25 percent a year. Still‚ it only provides a small fraction of the world ’s energy. Therefore‚ wind power or wind energy is the energy extracted from wind using wind turbines to produce electrical
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Describe and explain the factors that influence how much a work a river can do (25) The work that a river does is erosion‚ transportation and deposition. The amount of work a river can do is dependent on the energy it has and this energy is determined by many factors. The study of water flow in a river channel is known as hydraulics. Hydraulic geometry is the study of the relationships that exist within river channels that ultimately determine how much work the river will be able to carry
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Sustainable future In a world with an ever increasing population ways must be considered to maintain the current population and meet the demands of future population growth. The world population is estimated to hit 7 billion in the very near future. This is a startling contrast to the population of the 1800’s being estimated to be a paltry 1 billion. Increasing technology and over use of natural resources has led to a population boom. Many experts estimate that the world population will double
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The word ’sustainable’ means maintainable or bearable. Hence sustainable development refers to that development which may be prolonged for a considerable period of time or which may be bearable by the system and the society. It refers to a type of development that meets the needs of the present generation‚ maintains same level of development for a longer period of time‚ conserves the existing resources for the future generation so that same level of development could continue and causes very
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In this case‚ it is being addicted to beverages that give a supplemental energy boost which is also known as the energy drink. The energy drink hit the scene in the late nineteen-nineties but has seen substantial growth since the mid two-thousands. In the beginning of the energy drink craze‚ companies often targeted adolescents‚ college students‚ and young adults. Companies promised that the performance of the consumer
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CONTENT 1. INTRODUCING………………………………1 2. HOW FASHION HARMS THE ENVIRONMENT?.............................................1 3. FOOTPRINT…………………………………..6 ❖ My group’s footprint…………………….6 ❖ Foorprint & the world…………………...6 4. ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES………………...8 5. CROCS ………………………………………....9 ❖ Design dossier…………………………….9 ❖ Manufactory……………………………..12 ❖ Material…………………………………..12
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Energy conservation is a very important part of energy planning and its management. It not only saves energy resources for future‚ avoids wasteful utilisation of energy‚ provides solution to energy crisis and ensures higher per capita availability/ consumption but controls environmental degradation and pollution. New strategy emphasies greater reliance on non-exhaustible and non-conventional sources of energy so as to conserve exhaustible conventional resources like coal‚ petroleum‚ natural gas
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Sustainable Innovation Key conclusions from Sustainable Innovation Conferences 2003–2006 organised by The Centre for Sustainable Design Martin Charter & Tom Clark The Centre for Sustainable Design University College for the Creative Arts www.cfsd.org.uk May 2007 Contents 1 Introduction 05 2 Definition and importance of sustainable innovation 09 3 Drivers 12 4 ‘State of the art’ and application 15 5 Obstacles 20 6 Policy needs 28
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House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Are biofuels sustainable? First Report of Session 2007–08 Volume I HC 76-I House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Are biofuels sustainable? First Report of Session 2007–08 Volume I Report‚ together with formal minutes Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 15 January 2008 HC 76-I Published on 21 January 2008 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £11.00 The Environmental Audit
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Sustainablity Paper Engineering Ethics‚ Sustainable Development and the Law ES 4498F/G Submitted By:Muhammad Musa Khan Submitted to:Dr. Kevin Mcguire The industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th century saw the progress of human kind in manufacturing and energy. The source of this revolution was the discovery of minerals and fossil fuels‚ which the human race started to exploit without thinking of the consequences on the environment. Fossil fuels were burnt for energy and mines were being dug for
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