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Motivation
Energy is the largest component of the global economy.
Patterns of energy use are a fingerprint of society, and of our
impact on the environment. Dramatic differences exist.
Science & technology matters: energy resources and technologies
shape cultures, economies, and international relations.
Policy and society matters: vastly different ways exist to use energy
to achieve economic, industrial, and household goals. [Same
energy policy, when applied, makes a huge difference.]
Energy issues require a new form of interdisciplinary thinking
and analysis.
We are in a unique era in the history of energy use & impact on
society and on the planet.
First, the entire course in one slide (for your fast learners)
Course Outline
Energy and Power: Forms of energy: Mechanical energy, electrical
energy, chemical energy, nuclear and thermal energy.
Perspectives of world & local energy production and consumption,
types of energy resources (Renewable & Non-renewable,
conventional & non-conventional, commercial & Non-commercial).
Theory and application of different energy resources (Biomass,
solar energy, wind energy technology, energy from hydropower, v.
geothermal and other natural sources, fossil fuels
Environmental impacts of energy production and utilization.
Economic incentives of energy resources.
Importance of energy conservation.
What is energy?
What is energy?
Energy is the ability to do work, and work is moving
something against a force, like gravity.
Unit:
Joule
What is power?
Forms of Energy
Mechanical energy
Electrical energy
Chemical energy
Nuclear energy
Thermal energy
Mechanical energy
Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic and potential
energy in an object that is used to do work. In other
words, it is energy in an object due to its motion or
position, or both.
Mechanical energy
The iron hammer on its own has no kinetic energy,
but it has some potential energy (because of its
weight).
To drive a nail into the piece of wood (which is
work), he has to lift the iron hammer up, (this
increases its potential energy because if its high
position).
And force it to move at great speed downwards
(now has kinetic energy) to hit the nail.
The sum of the potential and kinetic energy that the
hammer acquired to drive in the nail is called the
Mechanical energy, which resulted in the work done.
Electrical energy
Chemical energy
Chemical energy
Nuclear energy
Nuclear energy
Thermal energy
Thermal energy
593TWh/year
GAS
2%
6%
OIL
10%
50%
HYDRO
ELECTRIC
32%
COAL
NUCLEAR
Fossil fuels
Nuclear
Wind
63%
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Fuel
Capacity (MW)
2014-2018
Gas
6747
Oil
425
Solar
1000
Hydroelectric
4222
Coal
3960
Nuclear
600
Wind
650
17604/11132
Domestic, 46.9%
Industrial, 28.9%
Commercial, 6.7%
Regular household
work(cooking,cleaning)
13%
water shortage
15%
18%
Social activities
Entertainment, Leisure
17%
Energy Poverty:
Forecasts of Little Improvement
There are 1.4 billion people lacking access to electricity today
Based on current trends, 1.2 billion people will still lack access in 2030
Another 1+ billion have intermittent/unreliable access
October 2011
ER100 Lecture 1: page 32
rael.berkeley.edu
UN General
Assembly resolution 65/151
Energy Resources
Renewable
Non-renewable
Conventional
Non-conventional
Commercial
Non-commercial
Energy Resources
Renewable
Energy Resources
Non-renewable
Energy Resources
Conventional
Energy Resources
Non-conventional
Energy Resources
Commercial
Energy Resources
Non-commercial