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UNIT 6: Energy Resources & Consumption

This unit includes Chapter 19, 20, and 21 from the textbook.  

Scroll down for PPTs, review videos, animations, and diagrams.

Note:  Special thanks and acknowledgement to the staff at Pearson for providing the information and diagrams for the PPTs.  Also, thanks to Ted Ed for the videos.

Ch.21: New Renewable Energy Alternatives

In Class PowerPoints:

Please download the PPTs and study them, as a means of taking notes.  We will be moving through them in numeric order and each PPT is roughly timed for one day of class.  Click on the buttons to the right to access the PPTs.

Visit 's website below for resources and news on energy research and reports:
United States Energy Information

Can 100% Renewable Energy Power The World?

Why Aren't We Only Using Solar Power?

Moving Windmills - The William Kamkwamba Story:

High Altitude Wind Energy From Kites:

How Do Wind Turbine's Work?

Germany's Offshore Wind Push - The New York Times:

Energy 101 - Geothermal Energy:

How Geothermal Energy Revolutionizes Iceland's Greenhouses:

Renewable Energy 101: How Does Geothermal Energy Work?

Scientists Work To Harness Power From Hawaii's Waves:

Websites & Articles
Check out these articles/websites below for more information on the following topics:
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How Do Solar Panels Work?

Net Metering - Con Ed:

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Renewable 101 - How Does Wind Energy Work?

Renewable Energy 101 - National Geographic:

American's First Offshore Wind Farm (HBO):

How Denmark Aims To Run On Clean Energy:

Benefits of Geothermal Heting & Cooling:

Geothermal Energy:

Wave Energy Industry Growing:

Ocean Energy - Wave Power Station:

Breakthrough Results in Wave Energy - Orkney 2018:

Ocean Energy - Tidal Current Turbine:

Tidal Power 101:

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC):

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells:

Hydrogen - The Fuel of the Future?

Our Hydrogen Future - Mike Lyons:

Hydrogen Economy - Iceland:

The Engineering Challenges of Renewable Energy:

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