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Revise: Sources of Energy and Environmental Impacts

The energy crisis, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and the environmental consequences of how we generate energy.

Energy Demand and Crisis

D = Dβ‚€(1+r)α΅— β€” energy demand compounds like interest.

Dβ‚€=500MW, r=5%, t=10 β†’ Dβ‰ˆ814.4MW.

Sources of Energy β€” Overview

Renewable/non-renewable and primary/secondary are two separate axes.

Electricity from coal: secondary, sourced from a non-renewable.

Non-Renewable Sources of Energy

E = mq β€” total energy from mass Γ— calorific value.

2kg coal, q=30MJ/kg β†’ E=60MJ.

Renewable Sources of Energy

P = ½ρAvΒ³ β€” wind power grows with the CUBE of speed.

r=20m, v=10m/s β†’ Pβ‰ˆ754kW.

Environmental Impacts and Consequences

m_CO2 = m_fuel Γ— EF.

1000kg coal, EF=2.5 β†’ 2500kg CO2.