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WHAT IS GREEN ENGINEERING.
Environmental/Health Impacts
18 April 2011 • Global warming Green
• Ozone layer depletion • Air quality – smog • Acidification
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• Human health effects, carcinogenic and non carcinogenic • Resource depletion
NUCLEAR ENERGY
It is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain,
tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished).
in 2008, about 19% of global final energy consumption came from renewable
with 13% coming from traditional biomass, which is used for heating, and
3.2% from hydroelectricity. New renewable(small hydro, modern biomass,
wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuel) accounted for another 2.7% and are
growing very rapidly.
Biomass
Hydro
Wind
Solar
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BIOMASS
Wave Power:- The third method of extracting energy from the oceans
involves capturing the mechanical energy of ocean waves, which are created
by winds. Hundreds of wave-power schemes have been patented around
the world, and a number of different approaches are considered possibilitie
for near-term commercial generation. Some use the up-and-down motion o
waves, others their...
Tidal Power:- Both the sun and moon exert gravitational force on the earth’
oceans, causing a slight bulge to develop that we see as tides. This bulge
constantly changes with the moon’s orbit and the earth’s rotation, and along
18 April 2011 with sea-coast and sea-bottom topography, this accounts for the differences
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WIND
Wind, one of the oldest energy sources known to humanity, has been used
for millennia to pump water, thresh grain, and propel ships. In the early part
of this century, windmills for pumping water were a common sight in rural
areas of the United States, until rural electrification programs in the thirties
and forties caused many of these reliable and durable machines to be
abandoned.
1:- Tower
2:- Blade
3:- Generator
4:- Controller
5:- Nacelle
6:- Anemometer
The Earth receives 174 petawatts (PW) of incoming solar radiation at the
upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while
the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of
solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across
the visible and near-infrared ranges with a small part in the near-
ultraviolet.
Earth's land surface, oceans and atmosphere absorb solar radiation, and
this raises their temperature. Warm air containing evaporated water from
the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the
air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor
condenses into clouds, which rain onto the Earth's surface, completing
the water cycle.