Did you know

It would take 6 mangoes to power the Jacobson Arena for one minute. Therefore requiring 360 mangoes for one hour, and 8,640 for one day.

did you know

Did you know you can generate electricity from an orange?
Did you know that the acid in the orange combines with electrodes, like copper and zinc, to create electricity?
 Did you know an orange can power LED lights or a basic digital clock?
Did you know that a single orange can produce .9 watts of electricity?

DID YOU KNOW - BANANA

In the previous class period, I learned that food not only supplies energy to living creatures when consumed, but if put through the proper conversion process which allows it to convert its energy to electricity, it can supply electricity to lighten up infrastructure and charge motor based objects. 

Banana

Did you know that the typical Banana weighs 118 grams and contains 105 calories.

Did you know that it would take 50,527 bananas to satisfy the annual average electricity consumption per household in the state of Hawaii - countries' lowest consuming state.

Did you know that it would take 126,482 bananas to satisfy the annual average electricity consumption per household in the State of Louisiana - countries' highest consuming state.

Did you know that it would take 164 bananas to fully recharge the battery of the typical electrical vehicle which requires 20 kWh to fully charge.

Did you know that it would take 1,496 bananas to keep the average modern fridge running for one whole day, given that the fridge uses 180 kWh per day.

Did you know that you can create a lemon battery? A lemon battery is rather hard to make, but can be done. It changes chemical energy to electrical energy that can be used to power small objects and such. A single lemon produces 7/10 volt of electricity.with just two lemons you can power an inexpensive watch!

Potatoes and energy

Did you know that a potato can conduct electricity? Yes it can indeed, the electrical current is activated when two specific metallic objects, like copper are inserted into the potato. These metals are important because they then help move electrons from zinc to material to the copper, then producing electricity. Raw potatoes: they produce about .5 volts, it would take about 2,580 potatoes to power a house for just an hour! 

Benefits and alternative resources to fossil fuels

One major advantage with the use of renewable energy is that as it is renewable it is therefore sustainable and so will never run out.

Renewable energy facilities generally require less maintenance than traditional generators. Their fuel being derived from natural and available resources reduces the costs of operation.

Even more importantly, renewable energy produces little or no waste products such as carbon dioxide or other chemical pollutants, so has minimal impact on the environment.

Renewable energy projects can also bring economic benefits to many regional areas, as most projects are located away from large urban centres and suburbs of the capital cities. These economic benefits may be from the increased use of local services as well as tourism whic can help improve local economy's. 

Solar: is a great resource for engery as is an easy resource that the earth provides without causing harmful damages to our planet, it is essentially eco friendly 

The major disadvantages of solar energy are:

• our inability to control or predict how much solar energy arrives on the earth's surface at any place and,
• our technology to date requires that a large surface is required for collection of useful amounts of solar energy.

Hydroelectric: Hydropower is fueled by water, so it's a clean fuel source, meaning it won't pollute the air like power plants that burn fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas. Hydroelectric power is a domestic source of energy, allowing each state to produce their own energy without being reliant on international fuel sources.

The major disadvantages of hydroelectric Energy: 

Like all power plants, hydroelectric plants are very expensive to build, and must be built to a very high standard. The high cost means that plants must operate for a long time to become profitable. The creation of dams can also create flooding of land, which means natural envrionment and the natural habitat of animals, and even people, may be destroyed.

Sources: http://www.solarschools.net/resources/stuff/solar_energy.aspx

https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/benefits-hydropower

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~dama0023/hydroelectric.html

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Energy

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Energy

Wind:
A positive side to wind turbines is that there facilities require less maintenance than generators that rely on fossil fuel. Even more importantly, renewable energy produces little or no waste products such as carbon dioxide or other chemical pollutants. Some of the negatives include the strength of the wind is not always constant so wind turbines do not produce the same amount of electricity all the time. There will be some times when they produce no electricity at all. Also Wind turbines can be noisy and disturbing people in the country where there is the best supply of wind.
Hydroelectric:
Hydropower is fueled by water, so it's a clean source of electricity. Hydropower also relies on the water cycle, which is driven by the sun, thus it's a renewable power source.Hydropower plants can be impacted by drought. When water is not available, the hydropower plants can't produce electricity. Hydroelectric can impact water quality and flow.
Biomass:
Biomass is always available and can be produced as a renewable resource.Growing Biomass crops produce oxygen and use up carbon dioxide that's already in the atmosphere from fossil fuels.The use of waste materials as biomass reduce landfill disposal and makes more space for everything else.
Nuclear:
This technology is Already available, it does not have to be developed first. It is possible to generate a high amount of electrical energy in one single plant. The downsides include finding uranium which is rare. Also if there was a meltdown it would would be devastating to the surrounding areas rendering them radioactive for the next 100 years.
Solar:
Solar is by far the best environmental choice for it has no repercussions to the environment all it does is just harness the suns energy. Also it does not require anything to get started like wind turbines which need a little bit of energy to start. The only downside are that it does not produce as much energy as some of the other methods. They also need lots of land because to be effective there must be many of them collecting energy.