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Primary Energy: Ten-Fold Increase During 20 Century: Contribution From Renewable Energy Is Only 18 %

The document discusses present-day energy use and the need to increase renewable energy sources. It notes that primary energy use increased ten-fold in the 20th century, with renewable sources only contributing 18% currently. Fossil fuel reserves are estimated to last 200 years for coal, 40 years for oil, and 60 years for natural gas. The current use of fossil fuels leads to air pollution, acid rain, and climate change through greenhouse gas emissions. Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gases could make the Earth's surface 15°C warmer on average. Various renewable energy sources are discussed including non-solar, solar thermal, and solar photovoltaics.

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Primary Energy: Ten-Fold Increase During 20 Century: Contribution From Renewable Energy Is Only 18 %

The document discusses present-day energy use and the need to increase renewable energy sources. It notes that primary energy use increased ten-fold in the 20th century, with renewable sources only contributing 18% currently. Fossil fuel reserves are estimated to last 200 years for coal, 40 years for oil, and 60 years for natural gas. The current use of fossil fuels leads to air pollution, acid rain, and climate change through greenhouse gas emissions. Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gases could make the Earth's surface 15°C warmer on average. Various renewable energy sources are discussed including non-solar, solar thermal, and solar photovoltaics.

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Present-day Energy use

-Primary Energy: Ten-fold increase during 20th century

Contribution from Renewable


Energy is only 18 %

Percentage contributions
of various energy sources
to world primary energy consumption
Estimated percentage contributions to world renewable energy supplies

How long will the world’s fossil fuel reserve last?

Coal 200 years


Oil 40 years
Natural gas 60 years
World Production of oil and gas

Need to increase portion


from renewable energy
Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
Current use of fossil fuels: many adverse consequence
Air pollution, acid rain, and the depletion of natural resoruces

 Global climate change: most important (by ‘greenhouse gases’)

¨If the earth had no atmosphere, surface average temperature would be -18 oC.
’green house gas’Earth’s surface 15 oC

(Hawaii)
Greenhouse Effect
¨Rise in temperature that the Earth experience
Certain gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide,
and methane..)
Without these gases, heat would escape back into space
and Earth’s temperature would be about 60 oF colder
Green house to grow plants
Global Atomospheric Concentration of CO2
CO
CO22 Emissions
Emissions of
of Fossil
Fossil Energy
Energy Carrier
Carrier
¨The energy used by the final consumers
:Result of series of energy conversion

Primary energy: The energy released when the coal is burned

Delivered energy: The amount of electricity reaching the consumer

Useful energy: After further losses in the tank and pipes

UK primary energy by fuel, and delivered energy by fuel, sector and end use, 2000
Renewable Energy Sources

Non-solar power

Various forms of Renewable Energy


Solar Energy: Direct Use

 Using Solar Collectors-Provide hot water or space heating

Solar Thermal Energy Conversion


:’Solar-electric power station’Mirrors to provide high-temperature heat

Solar Photovoltaics
:converted directly into electricity using photovoltaic (PV) module,
Normally mounted on the roofs or facades of building

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