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| Why do we use Fossil Fuels? |
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| Our tech society depends on concentrated sources of energy to function |
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| 4 Advantages of Fossil Fuels |
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1) inexpensive
2) reliable
3) abundant
4) Concentrated |
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| What does addicted to oil mean? |
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| Energy markets are partly open. What does this mean? |
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| it's possible to substitute one energy source for another |
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| World energy consumption is predicted to increase how much btw 2006-2030? |
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| Increased efficiency leads to... |
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| Fossil fuels have been dominant since... |
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Order of Energy Sources
1) Oil
2) Natural Gas
3) Coal
4) Nuclear & Hydroelectricity |
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| What energy source is leading the energy revolution in the US? |
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| Will renewables increase or decrease? |
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| Energy will remain based on _, _, and _. |
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| 1.08 billion tons = 2.17 trillion lbs = 984 billion kg |
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| US annual production of coal |
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| Annually, the US burns about _ million railroad cars of coal to produce electricity |
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| Coal that has been mapped and verified to be technologically minable |
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| In 2011, US annual coal production was _. |
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| How many years of coal do we have on reserve? |
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| Will CO2 increase or decrease? Who's a leading country of this? |
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| 2008 World Power Consumption |
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| 2050 World Power Consumption |
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| Current CO2 level in Earth's atmospher |
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| Emission-free 25 TW in 2050 |
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| What does stabilizing CO2 at 450 ppm require? |
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1) adding nuclear
2) Increasing renewables
3) increasing efficiency |
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| How can CO2 increase slow down? |
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| Who thinks that we don't have the technology to reduce carbon emissions? |
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| they have relatively high energy densities |
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| 1 reason there isn't a substitute for fossil fuels: |
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| Technologically illiterate people, leading public policy |
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| In Earth's crust, rocks melt @ _ C. |
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| The temp inside the Earth is millions of degrees |
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| _ energy is limited to areas where the Earth's crust is unusually hot. Ex) Iceland |
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| _ energy shources suffer from a host of limitations that have nothing to do with politics |
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| _ & _ power are both intermittent and site-dependent |
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| Largest solar power plant |
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| Largest coal-fired power plant |
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| TX obtains _% of its electricity from wind power. |
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| Eventually, we will switch to _ power |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of _ _:
1) Well-known probs of waste disposal and weapon proliferation
2) Production cost of electricity is about 5 cents/kWh
3) _ is a proven technology
4) _ power plants require a large capital investment of $2-3.5 bill |
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| TerraPower traveling Wave |
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| 4th Generation breeder reactor |
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| T/F: Greenhouse effect can be regulated |
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| Decisions about energy & power ought to be based on _ & _. |
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