Assignment
1. What are LEDs and what advantage do they provide?
2. Be aware of multiple ways in which building construction can reduce energy utilization.
3. Understand the ways in which transportation could be more energy efficient.
4. Know the difference between active and passive solar heat collectors.
5. What is the difference between a solar heat collector and a solar photovoltaic system?
6. Understand the general trend in the cost of Solar photovoltaic over the last 50 years as laid out in figure 20.15.
7. Why might offshore wind be the most promising place for new turbines?
8. Understand why wind is the fastest growing energy source.
9. Where is most hydropower derived from?
10. What are the benefits of a low-head hydropower generator?
11. Be able to describe traditional and newer forms of biomass energy sources.
12. How might algae play a role in our energy future?
13. How will our energy infrastructure need to change in order to incorporate new energy sources?
14. Why is storage a major factor in the upcoming energy transition?
15. What are some of the newer ideas in energy storage?
16. How might geothermal play a role in heating the home, what limitations might exist for this energy source?
17. How can each of these be used to power society?
18. To what degree are these technologies being utilized in the U.S. and around the world today?
19. Understand how each of these could be used to substitute for fossil fuels in energy production.
20. What are the pros/cons of each energy source?