The Energy Blueprint of the Future

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  1. the energy blueprint of the future for physical science 1
  2. 10 In recent years, we've divide.
  3. The reason when power made my top three sources is
  4. because the impact it can have on climate change, which
  5. is becoming a more and more concerning issue by the
  6. day. Using wind power as a primary energy source, we
  7. can see that by well by 2050 wind energy could
  8. give could avoid 12.3 gigatons of greenhouse gasses.
  9. And when energy can also preserve water, resource is especially
  10. in places where fresh water is really scarce and necessary
  11. for survival.
  12. So by 2050 also, there's a prediction that over 260
  13. billion gallons of water could be saved.
  14. It also has the potential to create 600,000 jobs and
  15. can save 108 billion on health care cause costs by
  16. reducing pollutants.
  17. Now this is significant impact by just implementing wind power
  18. as a primary energy source.
  19. Let's look at wind power more closely and how it
  20. effects industry.
  21. Now. Many industries are hesitant about adopting wind power as
  22. an energy source because they assume that wind power is
  23. unreliable since areas are always windy But although it can
  24. be intimidating to make the switch over for industries, it's
  25. also shown by 2050 that wind power could be a
  26. viable source of renewable energy in all 50 states.
  27. Because technology is rapidly, rapidly progressing, meaning that wind power
  28. is is able to be stored, UM is able to
  29. be stored for future use is also for industries.
  30. Another positive is it creates a domestic supply chain and
  31. supports the manufacturing, installation and transportation industries.
  32. Overall, although would power may not seem as effective as
  33. other in current energy sources, it is almost assured that
  34. with the technology we are developing at this pace, when
  35. power by no question, will be a reliable source of
  36. energy in the future for industries.
  37. Next, let's look at wind power in the perspective of
  38. the government, when power is a relatively new option for
  39. a viable renewable energy source, and this is because all
  40. the windmills have you know existed for for a while.
  41. The amount of wind turbines being seen in rural areas
  42. is relatively new, But in order to encourage industries and
  43. individuals to invest in a cleaner and more sustainable energy
  44. source, the government must provide an incentive for it.
  45. For example, they can provide tax subsidies or tax breaks
  46. toe to reward those who take the risk of investing
  47. in a cleaner future On the right displays an infographic
  48. off the number of federal wind related initiatives by agency
  49. in fiscal year 2011.
  50. Next, let's appreciate when power from the perspective of the
  51. individual for the individual, when power may seem larger than
  52. what anyone individual can participate in.
  53. But that is not true.
  54. If you have land in a windy area, you can
  55. lease your lane, toe a wind energy company and earn
  56. revenue while you do.
  57. It's a win win situation.
  58. You can also join a community wind project form or
  59. economic opportunity on the right.
  60. We see community wind projects where AH community binds together
  61. to invest in wind turbines to support the community's energy
  62. needs. This is a clean and sustainable way to build
  63. communities on now.
  64. The next attractive energy option for the future is hydro
  65. electricity. Hydro electricity is the concept of creating electricity from
  66. water, meaning hydropower is a clean and renewable energy resource,
  67. and it is shown toe have reduced greenhouse gasses by
  68. 5.6 gigatons.
  69. It has superior energy performance because it has fewer energy
  70. losses resulting during the generation process.
  71. Also, flowing water is available in the plenty, meaning hydropower
  72. is consistently reliable.
  73. It doesn't depend on the day or night or windy
  74. or not windy days.
  75. Now let's appreciate hydro electricity from the industry perspective respective
  76. to industry by 2050.
  77. Hydro electricity consume fort more than 195,000 jobs and support
  78. a domestic supply chain.
  79. Also hide Rolex.
  80. Although hydro electricity requires industries to invest significantly in R
  81. and D, the pro to this investment is trends and
  82. predictions that ought only bills that run on fuel will
  83. no longer beyond the roads in a couple decades, meaning
  84. hydro electricity or other sustainable options or the Onley path
  85. for the future.
  86. This is a good investment for industries with industry in
  87. mind. We can now I analyze hydro electricity under the
  88. government. Unfortunately, governmental regulations are the primary barrier preventing MAWR
  89. industries to adopt hydropower.
  90. The state renewable portfolio standards favors hydropower of favorites solar
  91. and wind, with tax subsidies more than hydropower, making it
  92. not such a kn attractive option for industries and individuals
  93. to adopt.
  94. What the government needs to do to encourage hydropower and
  95. hydro electricity is it needs Toe, lacks draconian legislation and
  96. view hydropower as a legitimate energy enterprise for the future.
  97. Next, we can view hydro electricity with the individual for
  98. individuals, and strong domestic hydropower is possible.
  99. If you live near water choice.
  100. However, that isn't practical for everyone.
  101. Another way to participate with hydro electricity is by purchasing
  102. AH hydro powered vehicle, which is arguably the future for
  103. vehicles with hydro electricity under under review.
  104. Now we can look at nuclear power.
  105. Nuclear energy protects air quality because it's a zero emission
  106. clean energy source, and nuclear energy uses its land very
  107. efficiently, meaning it has a small land foot print.
  108. Also, nuclear energy produces minimal waste because it's waste can
  109. be repurposed and recycled.
  110. Let's look at nuclear power from the industry perspective for
  111. the industry.
  112. Like the other two energy sources, it supports new jobs
  113. and creates a domestic supply chain in consistent and reliable
  114. source of energy.
  115. From the government perspective, open my bed from the government
  116. perspective, the U.
  117. S doesn't currently repurpose or recycle the waste of nuclear
  118. power. Now this is a really lost costs because that's
  119. one of the best things that nuclear power is good
  120. at. So what the U.
  121. S conducive to play more effectively with nuclear power is
  122. creating initiatives for recycling and repurposing.
  123. For example, one of the ways to recycle is by
  124. creating coins and mint.
  125. Now, from the individuals perspective, there's not much an individual
  126. can do with nuclear power since is a very volatile
  127. energy source, however, since many individuals live by nuclear power,
  128. plant is very important for them to be informed of
  129. the safety pretties procedures.
  130. If something in the plant where to go wrong with
  131. the three energy sources underway, let's analyze why these are
  132. over any other energy source Now.
  133. First, let's look at solar power.
  134. One of the reasons solar power isn't viable is because
  135. the initial cost for individuals or organizations is just way
  136. too high to be justified, and panels don't work at
  137. night now for coal, coal is non renewable and coal
  138. contains the most co two per Pete Btu, making it
  139. the largest contributor.
  140. Global warming, which is what we definitely want to step
  141. away from, and for biomass fuel, kind of the same
  142. just the demand for biomass fuel outweighs sustainable supply, and
  143. unclean burning leads to significant emissions.
  144. No, for our summary, how much is dependent on efficiency
  145. and why our current energy sources are extremely efficient.
  146. That's why we use wth, Um, But as technology progresses
  147. and climate change also unfortunately progresses, we need to not
  148. look at it on Lee under the scope of efficiency.
  149. We also need to take environment an account.
  150. And that's why I picked wind power, hydroelectricity and nuclear
  151. power, although they aren't the most efficient right now.
  152. And although they don't have the most developed infrastructure as
  153. technology progresses, that will be less and less of an
  154. issue. And they showed the most viable future for our
  155. planet. They have the most clean potential and, um, and
  156. are all renewable energy sources.
  157. Thank you so much for listening to my the energy
  158. blueprint of the future.