Friday, October 17, 2008

Alternative and Renewable Energy

Please post your notes on alternative and renewable energy here (use the comment feature).

38 comments:

Erika Cruz said...

Tidal energy:
-Used tides to produce energy.
-This new type of energy has it's negative side, it can affect wind and tides.
-But it's positive side is that it does not generate emissions of gasses causing global warming.
-Geothermal energy has hydrogen sulfide gas wich smell really bad.

Daniel Gutierrez said...

Hydropower plants can control flooding but stop the natural river water flows.

Theirs some American states that produce hydropower in the U.S.: Washington, California and Oregon.

Biomass would require plants or animal maters which then would produce energy.
Other requirements are large unpopulated lands

Effect the U.S. economy at first because our currently leading suppliers from petroleum would no longer be needed and unfortunately go broke.

amytran said...

Wind & Solar

Solar energy comes from the rays of the sun. Solar thermal energy has two groups; Passive and Active. Passive requires no machines, but Active does. Those machines are called non-concentrated and concentrated collectors. The collectors use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight to energy.

Wind is also another source of energy, and it is gathered by wind turbines. Wind goes through a generator turbine and comes out as energy. At first, it would take a lot of money to build and make wind turbines, but in the long run, we would save a lot of money on energy. Not only that, the wind turbines doesn’t release greenhouse gases that harm the atmosphere or cause global warming.

LuisNetro said...

Alternative and renewable energy: wind and solar

There are two types of solar energy; they are passive solar heating and active solar heating. Passive solar heating is a type of energy that doesn’t involve machines. It’s just as simple as opening a window for sun light to come in and heat a room. Active solar energy requires a mechanical device called a collector. There are two types of collectors, concentrating and nonconcentrating. Wind energy is produced by using wind turbines. Most of these turbines have two or three blades called rotators. The rotating of these blades has the capacity to turn a generator on and produce energy.

Martin Puente said...

Alternative and renewable energy: Solar energy comes from rays from the sun which produces energy. There are two groups of solar thermal energy. Passive and active.Passive requires no machines, but active does. Flat plate is the most common plate used. Wind energy, converts the energy into rotary motion that drives the generator.

valentina perez said...

Alternative & renewable energy
-wind and solar energy
wind mills and solar plates are great for the earth.There is not generate emissions that cause global warming.The negative side would be the fincail issues.The wind mills cost alot of money to be created and placed in the ground.Durning a hurricane the plates can fly away.

nicole_torres said...

Hydroelectric
->Hydroelectric energy uses our own natural resource, water, to produce and create energy.
->This energy can be made by dams that also benifit us because it would also manage the water levels in the rivers and water streams.
->It is cheaper because the more water that flows through the dam the more electrciy it produces. since our earth is ninety-seven percent made of water we can never run out.

cano.antuan said...

Biomass/ Ethanol-controversy?
Biomass- biological material that can be used as fuel.

Basic forms of Biomass:
-Wood,i.e., heat energy
-Plant matter: Biofuels

Pros:
-Reduces dependence on petroleum
- Energy security

Controversy:
-although renewable it can still contribute to global warming
- Requires the use of some food crops to be used as energy crops

AGarcia91 said...

Hydroelectric
-energy that uses our own natural resources, water, to produce and create energy
-is way cheaper cause the more water that flows the more energy

Stephanie Canchola said...

Wind and Solar
*Solar energy is created by the rays of sun
*Passive solar heating requires no machine to collect the heat
*Wind energy is gatered by using wind turbines, then converts the energy into a rotary motion that drives the generator of the turbine

RoseNguyen said...
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RoseNguyen said...

Hydropowered energy is energy from water and develops 100 feet below ground, within pen stocks. It is cheap, non-pollutant, and renewable. Disadvantages of hydropowered plants are that it can fail, flood, and decreases the population of fish. Solar energy is energy from the sun and involves a solar pad that soaks up the energy from the sun. Wind energy is self-explanatory and uses turbines. When the wind blows, it activates the turbines and rotates depending on how windy it is. Tidal energy is power from tides and waves and converts it into energy. A benefit of tidal energy is that it does not create global warming and the animals are okay. A drawback of this source of energy is that it depends on tides and there is no control. There are also biomasses which can be used as energy crops. Biomass energy takes up 2/3 of land for energy crops; in turn we are less dependent on fossil fuels and oil.

trinhle92 said...

Alternative and renewable energy
Tidal, geothermal

Tidal energy, known as tidal power, a form of hydropower that convert energy particles. It is
_Renewable
_No need for fuel
_Produces electricity reliably.

leslie.bonilla said...

Hydropower uses rivers to create energy. It controls floods,irrigation, its renewable. Tidal energy uses the tides for energy. The disadvantages are that it affects the tides and the wind has to play a major part in order to do energy. Advantages are that it creates no emmissions, marine life is not affected. Geothermal uses the heat of the earth to make energy.

victoria_herrera said...

-hydropower controls the flooding but will stop natural flow of the river
-biomass releases co2 making global warming
- must sacrifice changes for the use of better energy
- two types of solar collectors; concentrating and nonconcentrating

victoria_herrera said...

-hydropower controls the flooding but will stop natural flow of the river
-biomass releases co2 making global warming
- must sacrifice changes for the use of better energy
- two types of solar collectors; concentrating and nonconcentrating

Daisy Razo said...

Alternative Energy: Solar energy comes from rays or the sun which produce energy. Theres two types of solar energy, theres passive and active. Passive is energy that does not involve machines. Active is energy that requires a mechanical device thats called the collector.

Valeriano Rios said...

>tidal energy/tidal power,form of hydro power.
>solar created by gathering rays of sun.
>passive solar heation requires opening window.
>to conserve energy.

Anonymous said...

Wind and Solar -

- rays of sun - elctrical power source
-passive solar heating- no machine
-active solar heating- machine
-collectors, flat plate
- photo valtic cells
sun - > electricity
- Wind trubines
- Harness wind - > electricity
- do not creat green house gasses

minerva said...

Hydropower-use of water to produce energy
Advantages:
helps control flooding
provides irrigation
cheaper electricity
it's renewable
unlimited fuel for it
Disadvantages:
stops natural flow of water
kills fish
it's failure may cause flooding

An Dang said...

Hydro power use of the river to create power/electricity. They use the flood power of the river. It is renewable. Solar power can be use as well. Wind power can be use but at the beginning it can be very expensive to build the equipments but later will be worth. And because it is natural, that why there are unlimited supply we can use.

Carlos Estrada said...

Alternative and Renewable Energy:
- Solar Energy
- Solar energy is created by gathering suns' rays
-Does not require machines
- Photovoltaic cells
- Made of crystallines/silicon

- Wind Energy
- created by using wind turbines
- At first it will cost alot of money
- Will become very efficient in the long run
- Doesnt produce greenhouse gases

Gustavo Navarrete said...

Hydropower
- Build dam
- Water goes through openings
- Fall and cause turbine to spin, causing energy
Pros
- Irrigation near crops
- Clean energy
Cons
- Stops migration of young fish
-Causes flooding

cristalechandy said...

Biomass/Ethanol: COntroversy?
-- Biomass could contribute to global warming.
** but it also reduces the use of petroleum, but needs the plants sources to get the dependency of energy.

mary said...

Wind and Solar

*There are two types of solar energy
-passive solar heating
-active solar heating
*There are two types of collectors
-concentrating
-non-concentrating
*photovaltics-create sunlight into energy
*Wind is gathered by turbines

giselle said...

Hydropower
- use in order to create electricity.
- control flooding
- provides irrigation to near crops.
Tidal Energy
- similar to hydropower
- also known as tidal power
advantages
- would not generate the emission of gasses responsible for global warming
Geothermal Energy
- described as geologically

gutierrez.c said...

Wind and Solar
- Wind is one of our natural resources that will not run out of.
- Can build wind mills to provide energy.
-Solar energy come from the suns rays and it is also a natural resource that we have.
- We can use solar energey as an alternative resources instead of consuming our other resources.

Jasmine Laws said...

hydroelectric
generated from hydropower rivers
more water flows the more energy
turbines
pros-controls flooding
and irregration near crops
cons-natural flow of river
In 2205 washington top production of hydroelecricity

joeperez said...

Wind energy:
Wind energy is gathered by the wind turbines and converts energy into a rotary motion that powers the generator of the turbine. It's also a resource that never runs out.

Winnie-Grace Growe said...

Pass. Sol. Heat.- req. no machs. 2 coll. heat i.e., open. window, let sun rays ent. room

Act. Sol. Heat.- req. use of cert. mech. equip. call. a collector

2 typ. of sol. coll.: concent. & nonconcent.

Guitar_jeff said...

Solar energy takes the rays of the sun and converts it into energy. The two types of solar energy are passive and active. There is also non-concentrating which are the flat plate types and concentrating. Solar Energy is a natural resource as is Wind energy. Wind energy harnesses the kinetic energy of the wind via wind turbines. Neither wind nor solar energy create radioactive/greenhouse gasses, and both are renewable.

Lien Quach said...

Wind & Solar

Solar energy is constructed by the rays of the sun. There are two types of solar thermal energy: Passive and Active. Passive solar heating requires the use of no machinery and just opening up a window to warm up a room, whereas active solar heating needs machinery. An example of this would be the flat plates which are non-concentrating.

Wind energy is created from the help of wind turbines. Their rotors help harness the wind's kinetic energy. The wind goes through a generator to make energy. It takes a lot of money to make wind turbines, but in the long run it would cost less because it is a natural resource. They also do not create green house gases which are harmful to the environment.

Pablo Castro said...

Wind
-clean
-wind energy used to turn turbine that powers generator
-harnessing of kinetic energy

Solar
-passive requires no machines
ex. opening window
-active requires mechanical equipment
-collectors (concentrating and non concentrating)

-Photo-voltaic
-panels

angelgue said...

Hydroelectricity is electricity generated from hydropower.
It can be helpful by controlling flooding and providng irrigation to near crops.
It can also stop the natural flow of the river and stop the migration of young fish depleting their numbers. Ten percent of the electricity used in the US comes from hydroelectricity.

Jeff Crain said...

There are two types of alternatives for resources
1. Solar- rays from the sun
2. Wind- wind force

maria_jaime said...

WORLD POPULATIONS OVER THE LAST FEW THOUSAND YEARS:
-Agricultural revolution increased population.
-More food to sustain more people.
-Pop. has been increasing after period of stability

ATMOSPHERE:
-Thin shield protects us from sun UV rays
-CFC (carbon, chlorine, fluorine) destroy ozone.
-Montreal Protocol tries to stop ozone deterioration

CLIMATE CHANGE:
-Hurricanes have become stronger.
-Warmer years make stronger hurricanes.
-CO2 traps heat in the earth, increasing the temp. and making stronger hurricanes.

FOSSIL FUELS AND ENERGY:
-Clean coal we release less CO2
-Sequestering restricts emmisions and stores then underground

NUCLEAR ENERGY:
-High, low, mill tailings
-Radioactive for thousands of years.
-Harmful to humans

ALTERNATIVE & RENEWABLE ENERGY
-Wind: kinetic energy from wind to turn turbines that make electicity.
-Solar: passive (no machines, like opening a window) or active (needs a generator, like solar panels)

Anonymous said...

Solar energy is created by gathering the rays of the sun and converting them into electricity. you can harness solar energy by using photovoltaic cells. you can also use solar thermal heating which can be passive or active, Passive does not require any machines but active does. the machines active requires are called collectors. there are two types of collectors, concentrating and nonconcentrating. wind energy is gathered by using wind turbines. the wind moves the blades which creates a rotary motion that drives the generator and creates the electricity.

Alma Martinez said...

Wind and Solar
Solar Energy = rays from the sun
-passive = no machines needed
-active = requires machines called collectors
-non-concentrated collectors
-concentrated collectors
-both collectors use sunlight to produce energy
Wind Energy = wind turbines
-turbines have three blades called rotators
-rotators turn generator onto produce energy
-costs a lot to build, in the long run - cheaper