Alternative Energy

Carston Morrell, Holly Vance, Matt Mick

Why do we need alternative energy?

Enviromental Reasons
Emissions(Co2)
Climate change
Air pollution

Oil spills
Economic Reasons
Increasing Cost
Sparce Reasources

Biofuel
By: Holly Vance

What are Biofuels?

Fuel that come from organic matter
Types of Biofuel
Bioethanol(straches wheet, corn etc.)
Biodisel(oils and fats)
Green disel(hydrocracking oils)
Biogas(methane from alge etc.)
Soild biomass

Pros and Cons

Advantages
Widespread acess
Low emissions
Low spill contaimenation
Renewable source
Disadvatages
Land use
Low energy production
Food production
High emissions

How Practical is it?

No biofuel can replace gasoline yet
Biofuels are not new, but are not very developed

Geothermal Energy
By: Carston Morrell

What is it?
Thermal energy formed and stored in the Earth.
Geo (Earth) Thermos (Hot)
Geothermal gradient

How it works
How it works

Geothermal Heat
Pump

Geothermal Power
Plant

Hot springs

Heated soil or water

Dry Steam

Geothermal resevoirs

Cycles in pipes

Flash Steam

Electric compressor

Binary Cycle

Heat exchange

Reabsorbed

Pros and Cons

Pros

No combustion

Little pollution

Saving Money

Renewable

Moving Heat

Not weather dependent

High upfront cost

Cons
More suitable for
new homes
Electricity
Sulfur Dioxide
Dangerous to Earths
surface

How practical is it?

http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm/data/index.cfm?
page=biofuel_home

Hydropower Energy
By: Matthew Mick

Hydrothermal Energy: What is it?

Is a form of renewable energy that uses water stored in dams and
flowing rivers to create electricity in hydropower plants

How it works
Hydropower plants capture the energy from falling water, a
turbine converts the energy into mechanical energy, then a
generator converts the mechanical energy to electrical energy.

PROS/CONS
Pros
-Renewable
-Green- non pollution
-Flexible- Can adjust water flow and output of electricity
when power consumption low, water flow is reduced, so they can conserve the power consumption when
it is high.
Cons
- Environmental consequences- can cause change in water flow also construction of roads and powerlines
- Expensive- making the power plant, but it doesnt require a lot of work and maintenance is low
- Droughts- prices are directly based on how much water is avliable

How Practical is it?

Best places for hydroelectricity is where there is large bodies of water with fast flowing rivers, this
produces the most hydroelectricity energy.

Bonneville DamThree Gorges Dam Hoover Dam

Located in Oregon located in China located in Nevada
-20 turbines that generates - largest hydroelectric power - produces about 4.5 billion kilowatts More than
100 million watts plant that has 26 turbines that
Per year generates more than a billion
megawatts per year
-produces about 20 times the power
of the Hoover Dam

How can we help?

Use your own form of alternative energy
Support research for alternative energy
Help get rid of proventive measures by power companies

Citations
https://www.comfort-pro.com/2015/06/geothermal-energy-pros-a
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http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/geothermal-energy/tech.
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http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewa
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http://www.oocities.org/windenergypower/geothermal4.html
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewa
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/geothe
rmal-energy1.htm

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