Condensed Energy & Nature Final Study Guide PDF

Biofuel and Geothermal Biomass (just the main facts): - Definition and description - The four categories of biofuels: Generation 1, 2, etc. - Sweden: garbage, electricity, and heat Geothermal (just the main facts): - Definition and description - Iceland: the larges...

Biofuel and Geothermal Biomass (just the main facts): - Definition and description - The four categories of biofuels: Generation 1, 2, etc. - Sweden: garbage, electricity, and heat Geothermal (just the main facts): - Definition and description - Iceland: the largest geothermal producer (general view) Wind and Solar Energies Wind: - Definition - Description of wind energy - On-shore and off-shore wind farms - The environmental impacts of wind energy Solar: - Description - Passive and active solar heating - Photovoltaic solar panels and concentrated solar power (main description) Electricity and the Electric Grid Electricity: - Definition - Description of Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) - Very brief definition of Voltage, Current (Intensity), and Resistance) - Definition of the “War of Currents” Edison vs. Tesla The Electric Grid: - Definition - Basic description of the structure of the electrical grid - Transmission-Distribution Lines - Consumers Power Stations: - Definition - Brief description of how electricity is generated with turbine generators History of the Electric Grid - The importance of Tesla and the AC - General view of the 3 separate American electric grids - What is an electric blackout? - Electricity storage systems  - Steam power - Electric transportation Electricity Storage Systems - Relationship between “unreliable” renewable energy and energy storage - Basic description of the types of energy storage - Pumped hydro - Batteries - Flywheels - Compressed ai - Gravity - Hydrogen as a storage component Steam Systems - Description of NYC’s steam system - Description of Pratt Institute’s steam system Electric Transportation - The types of electric vehicles (EVs) Climate Change and the Energy Crisis - Descriptions of climate change, global warming, and the Greenhouse effect - The impact of climate change on energy - Norway’s hydropower and drought - Germany’s coal and the Rhine River - Human habitats and energy efficiency - Traditional architecture like using clay and white walls and roofs - General description of cases seen in class - Mesa Verde cliff dwellings - Burj al Hawwa (wind towers) - Cartuja Qanat Project in Sevila, Spain - LO3 micro-grid in Park Slope, Brooklyn - Masdar City - The Line project in Saudi Arabia