Remake of Energy Reflections by Will Allen https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403 Share Your Learning en-us 2018-02-14 16:19:40 UTC 2018-02-26 16:48:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png williamall5104 https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/232000827
  • Natural gas = 33.8%
  • Coal = 30.4%
  • Nuclear = 19.7%
  • Renewables (total) = 14.9%
    • Hydropower = 6.5%
    • Wind = 5.6%
    • Biomass = 1.5%
    • Solar  = 0.9%
    • Our renewables are extremely low in comparison to all the other energy sources
    Cost of Renewable vs Coal is hard to determine because Government subsidies play a huge part in shaping the growth potential of a new power source.

    ]]>     2018-02-15 16:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/232000827     williamall5104 https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/233827761 33% of energy usage is in the Industrial region
    28% in Transportation
    21% in residential
    17% commercial
    28% in transportation is massive and unnecessary and we should readily switch to hybrid engines to start. We are not being efficient at all compared to our potential to be. We can improve energy efficiency with an up in development budget.]]>     2018-02-21 16:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/233827761     williamall5104 https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/233841062 We use 1/4 of the worlds oil,
    1/3 of the worlds paper,
    23% of coal, 
    27% of aluminum,
    19% of copper, 
    and we sit as 5% of the total world population....
    we also produce 1/2 of the worlds solid waste.]]>     2018-02-21 16:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/233841062     williamall5104 https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/234315980 Industrial uses to produce our clothes that we wear daily
    Commercial to heat our houses and light our houses etc
    Transportation our cars buses trains all rely on some sort of energy.
    Growing food requires a sort of energy to produce foods such as cattle.]]>     2018-02-22 16:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/234315980     williamall5104 https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/234328245 Nuclear Energy has a huge upside if we manage to get the cost down, solar wind and geothermal are more expensive than fossil fuels and are renewable. If we can work on harvesting these energy sources effectively it promises a huge uptake in the future. Biofuels also can help extend the use of fossil fuels for a cheap cost,]]> 2018-02-22 16:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/234328245 williamall5104 https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/235460791 Specifically about Nuclear Energy I'm going to try and invest in Nuclear Fusion. It is expensive and very hard to manage and requires a higher amount of energy to run that what is produced. I will not be speaking of fission as this is an already fairly developed nuclear energy source.]]> 2018-02-26 16:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/235460791 williamall5104 https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/235469082 I will be acting as a corporate CEO and engaging with the class as if they are business executives that I need to sell my product or idea to. I will do my best to educate them with the truth of fusion as a potential renewable energy source.]]> 2018-02-26 16:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/williamall5104/6op4d5px2403/wish/235469082