SemesterLongProjectRoughDraft

MainTopic
HistoryofElectricityandtheFuture
SubTopic
NikolaTeslavs.ThomasEdisonSteveJobsandBillgates
DCvsAC
LightBulbs
Howlifewouldbedifferent
NoElectricity
IfwewentwentwithTesla'sdesign
WirelessEnergy
Howtaskswouldbedifferentwithoutelectricity
Anthony'sGrandpaStory
Crimewouldbehigher(MercyLighting)
HowEnergyisCreated
Generators,howtheywork
EnergySources
TheFutureofElectricity
Alternativeenergysources
Security
ModernElectricity

Tablets,Phones,CassettePlayer,RecordPlayer
Netflix,Pandora,HuluSocialAspectisdifferentifgoingtothemovietheater
Cars,Boats(TheTitanic)ModelT(HenryForddagod)
Robots.iRobots.Transformers.AfterEarth.StarWars.StarTrek.
Magnets,bitch
Resistors
WiresinwaterforexecutionvsDrowning
DukeEnergy
Howsafeisnuclearpowercomparedtogaspowervssteampower.
Howsustainableis


Order
1.Intro
2.Whatexactlyiselectricity1(Jake)
Explainthesciencebehindelectricity
3.WhereElectricitycomesfrom[#ofslides](Anthony)

4.ThomasEdison3(Jake)
Lifestory
Tragedystrikes
Inventions

5.DCcurrent2(Jake)
Whatisit,howitworks.
ProsandCons
6.NikolaTesla2(Jake)
Lifestory
Inventions
7.ACcurrent2(Jake)
Whatisit,howitworks.
ProsandCons
8.Rivalry1(Jake)
HowNikolahelpedEdison
10.PowerSources5(Anthony)
Variouspowersources
Pros
Cons
Mostpopular
Cheapest
11Howdowegetenergy[#ofslides](Anthony)

12.ElectricityToday3(Blake)
NuclearPower
SolarPower
PowerGrid
Video(maybe)

12.Thefutureofelectricity4(Blake)
Futureenergysource
Solar
Hydro
Wind

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Video(perhaps)
Waitingonedits.

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ElectricityToday

NuclearPower
SinceJanuaryof2015,30countriesworldwideareusing437nuclearreactorsforelectricity,
with71newnuclearpowerplantsunderconstructionin15countries.

12.3percentoftheworldselectricityisproducedbynuclearpowerplantsin2012
Intotal,13countriesrelyonnuclearpowertocontributeatleastaquarteroftheirtotal
electricityproduced
Statisticsfrom2013,theUSproducesthemostelectricityfromnuclearpowerplantsat
totalof789billionkWhcomparedtothesecondhighestbeingFranceat403.7billion
kWhofpower

"WorldStatistics."
NEINuclearEnergyInstitute
.NuclearEnergyInstitute,1Jan.
2014.Web.13Apr.2015.
<http://www.nei.org/KnowledgeCenter/NuclearStatistics/WorldStatistics>.
"Top10NuclearGeneratingCountries."
NuclearEnergyInstitute
.NuclearEnergy
Institute,1Apr.2014.Web.13Apr.2015.
<http://www.nei.org/KnowledgeCenter/NuclearStatistics/WorldStatistics/Top10Nucl
earGeneratingCountries>.

SolarPower

Todaythereareover17500MWofcumulativesolarelectriccapacityoperatinginthe
US
Hasenoughpowertopowermorethananaverageof3.5Americanhomes
ItispredictedthattheU.S.solarindustrywillcompleteits1millionthinstallationin
2015600,000U.S.homesandbusinesseshavegonesolarin2014,whileanewsolar
projectwasinstalledevery3minutesinthattime
In2014,theresidentialsectorgrewby58%,equalingover800MWofpower
Whileinstallationofsolarpowerforhomesgoesup,theinstallationpricehasdropped
by11%to$2.71perWatt,andsince2010theaveragepriceofapVpanelhas
droppedby63%

AveragePVSystemPrices
.Digitalimage.
SolarIndustryData
.1Jan.2014.Web.
"SolarIndustryData."
Research&Resources
.SolarEnergyIndustriesAssociation,1
Dec.2014.Web.13Apr.2015.
<http://www.seia.org/researchresources/solarindustrydata>.

PowerGrid,NationalGridorSmartGrid

Representsthephysicalcomponentstotransportelectricitythroughouttheworld,
technologiessuchasatwocircuit,singlevoltagepowertransmissionline,poles,
ACSR(Aluminiumconductorsteelreinforced)cable

AluminiumconductorSteelreinforcedCable
.Digitalimage.
ACSRCable(Aluminum
ConductorSteelReinforcedCable)
.Web.
PredictedU.S.smartgridmarketsizeis$42.8billionasof2014
Currently4,093billionkWharebeingproducedandmovedthroughtheSmartGrid

TheFutureofElectricity

SolarEnergy
Theefficiencyofsolarpanelswillcontinuetoapointthatitsillogicalforsomeonenot
tobyasolarpanelinasunnyplace
Currently,themostefficientsolarpanelwasdevelopedattheUniversityofNewSouth
Walesresearchers,thesolarpanelsare40%efficientcomparedtoAmericasaverage
of25%efficientsolarpanels
Kebede,Rebekah."AustraliaDevelopsWorld'sMostEfficientSolarPanels."
RT
Business
.TVNovosti,8Dec.2014.Web.15Apr.2015.
<http://rt.com/business/212383australiarecordsolarenergy/>.
ThepriceofsolarpanelswilldropdrasticallyApredictdropis40%cheapersolar
panelsby2017
Parkinson,Giles."SolarCostsWillFallAnother40%In2Years.HeresWhy."
CleanTechnica
.SustainableEnterprisesMedia,Inc,29Jan.2015.Web.15Apr.2015.
<http://cleantechnica.com/2015/01/29/solarcostswillfall40next2yearsheres/>.
"TheFutureofSolar."
REC
.RECSolarASA,1Jan.2008.Web.15Apr.2015.
<http://www.recgroup.com/en/tech/thefutureofsolar/>.
HydroEnergy

Productionandtotalelectricitygenerationwilldecreaseslightlyassolarandwind
powerisontheriseinthenearfuture
Plansoninvestingmoneyintosmallerhydropowerplantsandimprovingpumping
efficiencywillhappen.
Newtechnologiessuchaswaveortidalenergyisbeingresearchedandproduced

Citations

Parkinson,Giles."SolarCostsWillFallAnother40%In2Years.HeresWhy."
CleanTechnica
.SustainableEnterprisesMedia,Inc,29Jan.2015.Web.15Apr.2015.
"TheFutureofSolar."
REC
.RECSolarASA,1Jan.2008.Web.15Apr.2015.
"WorldStatistics."
NEINuclearEnergyInstitute
.NuclearEnergyInstitute,1Jan.
2014.Web.13Apr.2015.
"Top10NuclearGeneratingCountries."
NuclearEnergyInstitute
.NuclearEnergy
Institute,1Apr.2014.Web.13Apr.2015.
AveragePVSystemPrices
.Digitalimage.
SolarIndustryData
.1Jan.2014.Web.
"SolarIndustryData."
Research&Resources
.SolarEnergyIndustriesAssociation,1
Dec.2014.Web.13Apr.2015.
AluminiumconductorSteelreinforcedCable
.Digitalimage.
ACSRCable(Aluminum
ConductorSteelReinforcedCable)
.Web.
Kebede,Rebekah."AustraliaDevelopsWorld'sMostEfficientSolarPanels."
RT
Business
.TVNovosti,8Dec.2014.Web.15Apr.2015.