Sources of 

 Energy
Vaishnavi Sajidhas Viswan,
Arya Ajesh, Hannah Mathews,
Hridhya Gopinath, Sumaiya
Irfan, Krishna Harilal- 10 F
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Wind Energy February 18 March 20

Arya Ajesh Hannah Mathews Hridhya Gopinath

Pros and Cons of varies Solar Energy Solar Energy- Additional Informa
sources of energy
Sumaiya Irfan Krishna Harilal
Vaishnavi Sajidhas Viswan
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Wind Energy
Arya Ajesh, Hannah Mathews
Wind Energy
   Wind power is one of the fastest-
growing renewable energy
technologies. It is the process by
which wind is used to generate
electricity. Wind turbines convert the
kinetic energy in the wind into
mechanical energy. Wind energy
currently supplies over 3 % of global
electricity consumption and this is
expected to exceed 5 % by 2020.
Countries That Generate
Wind Energy
India comes fourth on the list. It has the second-highest wind power
capacity in Asia, with a total capacity of 35 GW.
China tops the chart with 221 gigawatt (GW) of installed wind
capacity followed by the United States and Germany
Wind Energy:
Advantages and
disadvantages,
generation
How is wind energy generated?
Wind is used to produce electricity using the kinetic
energy created by air in motion. This is transformed
into electrical energy using wind turbines or wind
energy conversion systems. Wind first hits a
turbine’s blades, causing them to rotate and turn the
turbine connected to them. That changes the kinetic
energy to rotational energy, by moving a shaft which
is connected to a generator, and thereby producing
electrical energy through electromagnetism. The
amount of power that can be harvested from wind
depends on the size of the turbine and the length of
its blades. The output is proportional to the
dimensions of the rotor and to the cube of the wind
speed. Theoretically, when wind speed doubles,
wind power potential increases by a factor of eight.
ADVANTAGEs:
 Wind power is cost-effective: The electricity from wind farms is sold at a fixed price over a long period of time
(e.g. 20+ years) and its fuel is free, wind energy mitigates the price uncertainty that fuel costs add to traditional
sources of energy.
 Wind creates jobs: The U.S. wind sector employs more than 100,000 workers, and wind turbine technician is one
of the fastest growing American jobs.
 It's a clean fuel source: Wind energy doesn't pollute the air like power plants that rely on combustion of fossil
fuels, such as coal or natural gas, which emit particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and sulphur dioxide—causing
human health problems and economic damages
 Wind is a domestic source of energy: The nation's wind supply is abundant and inexhaustible. Over the past 10
years, U.S. wind power capacity has grown 15% per year, and wind is now the largest source of renewable
power in the United States.
 It's sustainable: Wind is a form of solar energy. For as long as the sun shines and the wind blows, the energy
produced can be harnessed to send power across the grid.
 Wind turbines can be built on existing farms or ranches: This greatly benefits the economy in rural areas,
where most of the best wind sites are found. Farmers and ranchers can continue to work the land because the
wind turbines use only a fraction of the land.
Disadvantages:
 Wind power must still compete with conventional generation sources on a cost basis:  Even
though the cost of wind power has decreased dramatically in the past several decades, wind projects
must be able to compete economically with the lowest-cost source of electricity, and some locations
may not be windy enough to be cost competitive.
 Good land-based wind sites are often located in remote locations, far from cities where the
electricity is needed: Transmission lines must be built to bring the electricity from the wind farm to
the city. However, building just a few already-proposed transmission lines could significantly reduce
the costs of expanding wind energy.

 Wind resource development might not be the most profitable use of the land: Land suitable
for wind-turbine installation must compete with alternative uses for the land, which might be more
highly valued than electricity generation.
 Turbines might cause noise and aesthetic pollution: Although wind power plants have relatively
little impact on the environment compared to conventional power plants, concern exists over the 
noise produced by the turbine blades and visual impacts to the landscape.

 Wind plants can impact local wildlife: Birds have been killed by flying into spinning turbine
blades. Most of these problems have been resolved or greatly reduced through technology
development or by properly siting wind plants. Bats have also been killed by turbine blades, and
research is ongoing to develop and improve solutions to reduce the impact of wind turbines on these
species. 
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R A I D

Risks Assumptions Issues Dependencies

Despite being red, Venus is the second Jupiter is the biggest Mercury is the
Mars is very cold planet from the Sun planet of them all smallest planet
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Mercury Neptune
Mercury is the closest planet Neptune is the farthest planet
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Mercury Mars
Mercury is the smallest Despite being red, Mars is
planet of them all actually a cold place

Venus Neptune
Venus is the second planet Neptune is the farthest planet
from the Sun from the Sun
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Despite being red, Jupiter is the Saturn is a gas giant Neptune is the
Mars is actually a biggest planet in the and has several farthest planet from
very cold place Solar System rings the Sun
ALTERNATIVE SORUCES
OF ENERGY
Hridhya Gopinath and Sumaiya Irfan
Where We Are & Where We Want to Be

Where we are Where we want to be

Mercury is the closest planet to Venus has a beautiful name and is
the Sun and the smallest one in the the second planet from the Sun.
Solar System It’s terribly hot
Advantages of various sources of energy

Abundant, renewable, and sustainable

01 source
Solar energy

Serves as coastal protection against dangerous

02 tides generated during storms
Tidal energy

“Clean coal” technology can remove harmful

03 material before it reaches the environment Coal energy

Creates smaller amounts of CO2 and

04 sulfur components than fossil fuels
Geothermal Energy
Disadvantages of various sources of energy

Certain solar cells require expensive and

01 rare materials, such as copper indium, Solar energy
cadmium telluride

It is a new technology and requires more

02 research and a large amount of funding Tidal energy

Can potentially pollute the air, soil, and water

03 bodies
Coal energy

In extreme cases geothermal power

04 plants may cause earthquakes
Geothermal Energy
Countries with largest
installed solar power
capacity
USA China

India Austrailia
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Renewables Electric cars

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Status Report

Schedule The project schedule is on track

Resourcing Resourcing is adequate

Budget Project is within budget

Risks All project risks are under control

Issues Project issues need to be solved

SOLAR ENERGY
Conclusions

Venus has a beautiful name and is the second

planet from the Sun:

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 SOLAR ENERGY
The energy produced by the sun in the form of heat and light
energy is called as
solar energy
Once the sunlight passes through the earth’s atmosphere, most of it is in the form of visible light and infrared
radiation. Plants use it to convert into sugar and starches and this process of conversion is known as photosynthesis.
Solar cell panels are used to convert this energy into electricity.
 FACT:
India is lucky to receive solar energy for greater part of the year. It is estimated that during a year India
receives the energy equivalent to more than 5,000 trillion kWh. Under clear (cloudless) sky conditions, the
daily average varies from 4 to 7 kWh/m2 . The solar energy reaching unit area at outer edge of the earth’s
atmosphere exposed perpendicularly to the rays of the Sun at the average distance between the Sun and earth
is known as the solar constant. It is estimated to be approximately
1.4 kJ per second per square metre or 1.4 kW/m2
Solar Energy Advantages and Disadvantages

ADVANTAGES:
 Pollution-free and causes no greenhouse gases to be emitted after installation.
 Reduced dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels.
 Renewable clean power that is available every day of the year, even cloudy days produce some
power.
 Return on investment unlike paying for utility bills.
 Virtually no maintenance as solar panels last over 30 years.

DISADVANTAGES:
 Needs lots of space as efficiency is not 100% yet
 No solar power at night so there is a need for a large battery bank
 Some people think they are ugly (I am definitely not one of those!)
 Devices that run on DC power directly are more expensive
 Depending on geographical location the size of the solar panels vary for the same power generation