electricity generation and distribution is very old and not efficient. Technological advances applied in every sector nowadays but not in electricity generation model. As a result of high demand‚ the traditional model has become too costly‚ and now oil costs increased‚ and especially coal-fired generation has contributed to environmental pollution. And traditional model has big problems in terms of security since some big horrendous experiences with electricity deregulations and blackouts. A Smart
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Creating child-friendly cities: lessons from Monstropolis Presented by Dr Paul Tranter Recorded at the National Museum of Australia‚ 27 October 2007 ISA MENZIES: It gives me great pleasure to welcome Dr Paul Tranter to the National Museum of Australia. This is part of the Museum’s programs for Children’s Week (20-28 October 2007). Thank you very much for coming. PAUL TRANTER: ‘Lessons from Monstropolis’ - if you haven’t seen the movie Monsters‚ Inc. (2001)‚ you might be wondering why Monstropolis
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TESTING YOUR COMPREHENSION 1) Why are fossil fuels our most prevalent source of energy today? Why are they considered nonrenewable sources of energy? Today‚ the three main fossil fuels that are in demand are oil‚ coal and natural gas. These fossil fuels are prevalent because they are efficient to burn‚ ship‚ and store based on high energy content. Fossil fuels also provide for our daily needs such as transportation‚ heating‚ cooking and electricity. Based on our current rates of consumption‚ we
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SUBMITTED TO HIRENDRA SIR PREPARED BY PIYUSH PORWAL CONTENTS 1.WHAT IS ENERGY CRISIS? 2.PROBLEMS OF ENERGY CRISIS. 3.IMPACT OF ENERGY CRISIS. 4.SOLUTION OF ENERGY CRISIS. 5.CAUSES. 6.SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS. 7.CRISIS MANAGEMENT. 8.SURVEYS 9.EMEREGING OIL SHORTAGE 10.MITIGATION EFFORTS 11.HOW TO AVOID SERIOUS ENERGY CRISIS 12.CONCLUSION WHAT IS ENERGY CRISIS An energy crisis is any great problem in supply of energy resources to an economy. In though it after refers to one of the energy resources
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historical information about oil and gas production in Norway. In the late 1950s‚ very few people believed that the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) might conceal rich oil and gas deposits. However‚ the discovery of gas at Groningen in the Netherlands in 1959 caused people to revise their thinking on the petroleum potential of the North Sea. This discovery led to enthusiasm in a part of the world where energy consumption to a large extent was based on coal and imported oil. In the eagerness to find
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DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF LEGAZPI WASHINGTON DRIVE LEGAZPI CITY CITRONELLA CANDLE (AN INVESTIGATORY PROJECT) Submitted by: Alliah Veron Navea (G-7 St. Agnes) Submitted to: Abstract: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: A. Background of the study B. Statement of the problem The study aspired primarily‚ to search for alternative ways of utilizing the common backyard plant
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LECTURE 1: BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Adonis Yatchew yatchew@chass.utoronto.ca www.economics.utoronto.ca/yatchew 150 St. George Street‚ Room 278 © A. Yatchew 2 Energy and Environment are Fundamentally Interdisciplinary The study of energy is intrinsically interdisciplinary in nature – many disciplines inform our understanding of energy. The theoretical and applied sciences underpin the fundamental potentialities of energy and their impacts‚ both beneficial and detrimental
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700-900 years ago‚ however since the first modern petroleum industry began in 1859‚ the demand for fossil fuels has escalated beyond our control. It had taken 50-300 million years to form‚ and yet we have managed to burn roughly half of all global oil reserves in merely 125 years.� It is crucial to decrease our usage of energy‚ and find alternate sources. � Natural Gas and Petroleum are organic compounds that consist of only Hydrogen and Carbon atoms- Hydrocarbons. Through fractional distillation
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around 85 million barrels of oil per day (mb/d) or 31 billion barrels per year. If we compare this with BP’s estimate of the world’s reserves of 1240 billion barrels this is equivalent to constant consumption at today’s level for 40 years‚ i.e. until 2050. A constant level of global oil production is not realistic due to the physical parameters of oilfields. Instead‚ we can expect a future maximum of production‚ Peak Oil‚ followed by declining production. Today‚ oil is the raw material for the fuel
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These sources include‚ nuclear‚ natural gases‚ and coal. They are considered nonrenewable because they cannot be replenished in a short period. Actually‚ it can take thousands of years in order for them to reproduce themselves. As of now‚ crude oil or (petroleum) is the only naturally liquid profitable fossil fuel. In addition‚ natural gas and propane are normally gases‚ and coal is a solid. If these nonrenewable run out they will become to costly to harvest then humans would have to use other
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