PHYSICAL WORLD ESCI 243 - NICHOLS COLLEGE ONLINE COURSE
Professor Mauri S. Pelto, 508-213-2168 peltoms@nichols.edu
Alternative Energy
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Alternative energy, what will replace fossil fuels for our grandchildren for primary energy production, and what alternative will increase significantly in the next two decades? Today the alternative provide less than 20% of our power needs led by nuclear power. This question will be worth trillions of dollar to industry in profits as they scramble to meet and then provide trillions of watts of new energy.
Readings: 339-364 Concept Questions: 1. What is the current factor limiting the development of each alternative? 2. Describe a successful example of a local alternative energy producer? 3. How do we control a nuclear fission reaction and insure safety? 4. What are fuel cells? 5. Should we store our nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada? Utilize book. Assignment: Over the next twenty years as an energy company investor, which means of energy generation would you advocate development of? |