ESSP Energy Workshop

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) flung an amazing little factoid out there this week that went largely unnoticed: In April, for the first time ever, natural gas-fired power plants put as much electricity on the U.S. power grid as coal-fired power plants.

Activity 5 from the ESSP Energy Workshop was derived from this. What is chemical potential energy? How is chemical potential energy used? How do the energy and power outputs of different types of fuel compare? People around the world use many different types of fuels as sources of energy. Many of these fuels are fossil fuels, like coal and oil. Other fuels include biomass (animal or plant material) and biogas. Biogas is mainly methane, which is manufactured from plant and animal wastes. In this Virtual Lab, you will simulate the combustion, or burning, of different fuels (wood, coal, oil, methane) and determine the heat produced by the particular fuel. You will also compare and make observations about the generator outputs of the particular fuels used.

These photos on Flickr are courtesy of Ed Bujak (aka "not Marty"). They are from the ESSP Energy Workshop at Penn State University (main campus) from July 8-13, 2012. Some notes from Ed Bujak: Please feel free to comment or leave notes on the specific photo(s)/video(s) in flickr. You can also add text tags to make searching easier for everyone. You can also add a threaded discussion on any photo/video. Most are geo-tagged, but if you know a location of a photo that is not geo-tagged please provide me an address or an intersection along with the photo "name/number."

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To be shown at the ESSP Conference on October 12, 2012! Energy is the most important issue of our time. It impacts the economy, the environment, food and water, population, everything. To understand these challenges, we first need to understand energy. Then, we need to get efficient. Efficiency - the smarter use of energy - reduces emissions, stabilizes prices, extends supply and saves money.

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