ch. 12:
ERoEI-video
energy quality
efficiency of travel
Hydrogen is an energy carrier
know how a power plant works
combined cycle=CoGen plant (Kona airport)
oil sands
coal to liquid (Germany)
Fig. 36.2 nuclear plant
half lives-calculating
radiation forms:
alpha: He nucleus, slow, stopped by skin, paper
beta: fast electron, stopped by foil
gamma: photon, stopped by lead
neutron: neutron, various speeds, stopped by concrete
ch. 13:
one conservation $ = 8$ in new energy
sustainable design-e2 videos
thermal mass
biomass
carbon neutrality (see corn ethanol <1)
hydro: run of the river vs. impoundment
siltation
PV: n-p junctions in doped silicon (Si)
active/passive solar
CST concentrated solar thermal
geothermal/ground source heat pumps (sanyo)
fuel cells: H2 and O2 to water and e-
smart grid
energy storage/balance
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