Idea for my school project on alternative energy?
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I need to come up with a plan using alternative energy to reduce the emission of CO2, NO and SO2. Anyone have any ideas? Solar, geothermal, biomass, and wind are some ideas…. Thanks!
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I need to come up with a plan using alternative energy to reduce the emission of CO2, NO and SO2. Anyone have any ideas? Solar, geothermal, biomass, and wind are some ideas…. Thanks!
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April 20th, 2008 at 2:39 am
I would lean toward solar energy, because there are so many uses for it.
It’s clean and cheap (or free) and in some places, if you produce more solar power than you need, you can sell the excess back to the power company!
Passive solar heating
Solar panels (photovoltaic) - Active solar heating
Solar Hot Water Heaters
Solar cookers
Solar lighting
The solar idea is already gaining popularity in 3rd world countries where people cannot access electricity the standard way.
Hope this helps!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:53 am
Could you organize parents at your school and/or local homeowners to pool their resources and place solar panels on your school roof. I have not seen this done yet but I really think it would be one way to get solar started and not cost so much for any one person. It would take coordinating with your local utility. If they could work out a net metering so that everyone who invested would get a reduction on their own electric bill. Nobody would need to spend tens of thousands of dollars but everyone who invested would see a return based on their investment.
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:18 pm
If this is a small scale demonstration, you could make a small water turbine that rotates due to water flowing through it. Not only would this be efficient but also easy to replicate with a water hose setup in a plastic box. A small plastic turbine wouldn’t be hard to make, just buy some thick plastic sheeting and some plastic epoxy. Glue pieces to get in a way that the turbine catches the water, the turbine would be pushed and energy is made!
If this is a large scale school project that you are actually going to execute, I like the solar panels but they are so expensive. Wind would be cost efficient and would work well if you live in a flat area like Kansas or Oklahoma.
April 25th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
My biggest support is for wind energy. These are my main reasons.
Wind is a clean and cheap form of electricity
Wind is far more efficient per area than solar
Wind turbines aren’t as pollutive to manufacture as solar panels
Wind energy is far more consistent than solar, since 1/2 the time you can’t get solar energy night time
Other than hydro, wind has had the biggest success story so far in alternative energy
Wind energy is already a major source of power in europe
Wind energy farms are far more economical than Solar stations of the same output capacity
So choose wind energy. I propose that wind stations be setup offshore and on mountains, where winds are the most consistent.