Running Head: Energy Conversion Energy Conversion Marlon Walker Professor Abdul Kahn SCI 110: Integrated Science October 21‚ 2011 Abstract Energy conversion has been a topic of debate and research for many years. Scientists conduct experiments in hopes of finding an alternative to relying on burning fossil fuels for electricity. While companies who believe their alternative is the best choice‚ debate over whose source is the “greenest”. Whether it be biomass‚ hydroelectricity‚ solar
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Biomass Energy Introduction Biomass is biological material derived from living‚ or recently living organisms. It mostly often refers to plants or plant-derived materials which are specifically called lignocellulosic biomass. As a renewable energy source‚ biomass can either be used directly via combustion to produce heat‚ or indirectly after converting it to various forms of biofuel. The source of biomass energy. Wood energy. is the largest
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examples of work done=force x distance What is work? Work in physics is the transfer of energy; work is done on an object when an applied force moves it through a distance. The link between work and energy is work done equals energy transferred. The units for the two are also the same (joules). E.g. 500J of work = 500J of kinetic energy. Work is calculated with the formula: work done=force x distance moved For example‚ if a force of 10 newton (F = 10 N) acts along point that travels 2 meters
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Energy Nothing can live without energy. People‚ animals and plants need energy to live and machines need energy to work. Today‚ most of the energy we use still comes from fossil fuels like coal‚ oil and gas‚ which have been formed underground over millions of years. We called these non-renewable forms of energy because they can only be used once. Because of this‚ we need to reduce our use of non-renewable fuel and use more renewable forms of energy like that from the sun‚ wind or geothermal
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Energy Outline A. Benefits Of Solar Energy • Does not release green house gases • Production of solar energy does not produce smoke‚ gas‚ or any other chemical byproducts • Solar energy contributes to about 4 percent of the world’s electricity • Italy’s Montalto di Castro solar park: o good example of how solar contributes to the decrease in emissions o Decreases the carbon emissions by about 20‚000 tons per year compared to fossil fuel energy production. • Money! o Except for the initial
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* The sun has produced energy for billions of years. Solar energy is the sun’s rays (solar radiation) that reach the Earth. This energy can be converted into other forms of energy‚ such as heat and electricity. * In the 1830s‚ the British astronomer John Herschel famously used a solar thermal collector box (a device that absorbs sunlight to collect heat) to cook food during an expedition to Africa. Today‚ people use the sun’s energy for lots of things. solar energy can be used to: * Heat
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Energy Management and Audit Report 1) Introduction For over the past few years‚ the planet Earth is being damaged by human activities. Buildings play a major role in that. They contribute to approximately 40% of the greenhouse gas emissions globally. Over the past 30 years‚ 10% of the ice burgs have been melted due to the rising temperature of Earth. The rise in temperature is caused by greenhouse gas. Therefore‚ green building is important today. Green building has both positive and negative
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This rings true when talking about energy drinks. These products promise to provide heightened awareness‚ more energy‚ more endurance some even reference to the consumer you will have wings. So when consuming these products what are you really drinking? Do they provide the energy boost they promise? Are they harmful? Should the FDA do more investigating into the safety of these so-called energy drinks? These are questions I had going into this as a consumer of energy drinks myself‚ I was interested
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Energy Drinks The use of energy drinks in the United States has increased more than the controversial consumption of regular sodas. According to Coca-Cola executives‚ profits from energy products since 2005 through 2008 will total $540 million‚ compared with $210 million for regular soft drinks‚ $130 million for bottled water and $290 million for sports drinks (Warner). So what is it about this drinks that make them more popular than our pure and vital water? The answer is very simple; our hectic
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Energy Alternatives: * Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. In a general sense in contemporary society‚ alternative energy is that which is produced without the undesirable consequences of the burning of fossil fuels‚ such as high carbon dioxide emissions‚ which is considered to be the major contributing factor of global warming. * This chapter discussed only a few of the possible alternatives to our current combustible energy generation system
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