sustainable energy systems final
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1. Units of measure & the relation- Units of energy: kilowatt-hours (electricity), calories
ship between energy and power (food), joules, BTU (fossil fuels), quads (10^15 BTUs)
Units of power: watt (J/sec) for electrical devices, horse-
power (cars)
Power is energy per unit time
2. Magnitude of power, SI multipli- Watt - lightbulb, kilo - household (x10^3), mega - wind
ers turbine (x10^6), giga - nuclear power plant (x10^9), tera
- national consumption (x10^12), quad - entire countries
(x10^15)
3. What first law of thermodynam- Total energy of an isolated system is constant (the uni-
ics / law of conservation of energy verse), energy can be transformed but not created or
says about energy destroyed
4. What second law of thermody- It's not possible to convert one form of energy to another
namics says about energy con- with 100% efficiency
version and energy
5. % of society's energy needs met 81%
by fossil fuels
6. Where energy demand will grow Emerging countries, mostly in asia (india, china, etc)
in the world in decades ahead
7. Top 3 countries in oil, coal, and Coal: china, indonesia, india
natural gas production Oil: US, Saudi Arabia, Russia
Natural gas: US, Russia, Iran
8. Names and locations of the per- Permian basin (west texas and NM), bakken (montana &
mian basin, bakken formation, ND), marcellus (PA, OH, WV)
marcellus shale
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9. Continent that has greatest es- Africa and solar
timated renewable energy sup-
ply and the energy source that is
most plentiful on that continent
10. Names of four energy end use Transportation, industry, commercial & residential build-
sectors ings (TICR)
11. Percentage of energy currently 2/3
wasted in human energy systems
12. Comparison between available Only use .1% of annual sun's input
solar energy and total current hu-
man consumption
13. Top 5 primary energy consumers China, US, India, Russia, Japan
in order
14. Places where energy demand will Emerging countries (china, india, africa, etc)
grow and population growth as
additional driver of energy de-
mand
15. Role of the IPCC vs the COP IPCC: goal is to provide the world with an objective, sci-
entific view of climate change and its impacts, released
reports and models
COP: supreme decision making body of the convention,
led to paris agreement and nationally determined con-
tributions (each country sets own targets and reports
emissions)
16. Current concentration of carbon 415 ppm
dioxide in our atmosphere
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17. Names of the greenhouse gases CO2, methane/natural gas (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O),
(naturally occurring and anthro- fluorinated gases (3 types), water vapor, ozone (O3)
pogenic)
18. How much our current average 1.1-1.2 degrees C
surface temperatures have in-
creased in degrees celsius com-
pared to pre industrial tempera-
ture averages
19. Emissions targets the world 45% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050
needs to hit in 2030 and 2050 to
hold global average temperature
rise to 1.5 degrees celsius
20. Emissions targets the world 20% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2075
needs to hit in 2030 and 2075 to
hold global average temperature
rise to 2 degrees celsius
21. Tipping elements that are most West antarctic ice sheet (WAIS), greenland, arctic summer
at risk as temperatures rise 1.5-2 sea ice, alpine glaciers, coral reefs
degrees celsius
22. Percentage of coral reefs threat- 99%
ened with destruction if we warm
by 2 degrees
23. Percentage of global warming About 90%
heat absorbed by oceans
24. Very high confidence (higher storm surges due to sea
level rise), medium confidence (increase in hurricanes
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1. Units of measure & the relation- Units of energy: kilowatt-hours (electricity), calories
ship between energy and power (food), joules, BTU (fossil fuels), quads (10^15 BTUs)
Units of power: watt (J/sec) for electrical devices, horse-
power (cars)
Power is energy per unit time
2. Magnitude of power, SI multipli- Watt - lightbulb, kilo - household (x10^3), mega - wind
ers turbine (x10^6), giga - nuclear power plant (x10^9), tera
- national consumption (x10^12), quad - entire countries
(x10^15)
3. What first law of thermodynam- Total energy of an isolated system is constant (the uni-
ics / law of conservation of energy verse), energy can be transformed but not created or
says about energy destroyed
4. What second law of thermody- It's not possible to convert one form of energy to another
namics says about energy con- with 100% efficiency
version and energy
5. % of society's energy needs met 81%
by fossil fuels
6. Where energy demand will grow Emerging countries, mostly in asia (india, china, etc)
in the world in decades ahead
7. Top 3 countries in oil, coal, and Coal: china, indonesia, india
natural gas production Oil: US, Saudi Arabia, Russia
Natural gas: US, Russia, Iran
8. Names and locations of the per- Permian basin (west texas and NM), bakken (montana &
mian basin, bakken formation, ND), marcellus (PA, OH, WV)
marcellus shale
, sustainable energy systems final
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9. Continent that has greatest es- Africa and solar
timated renewable energy sup-
ply and the energy source that is
most plentiful on that continent
10. Names of four energy end use Transportation, industry, commercial & residential build-
sectors ings (TICR)
11. Percentage of energy currently 2/3
wasted in human energy systems
12. Comparison between available Only use .1% of annual sun's input
solar energy and total current hu-
man consumption
13. Top 5 primary energy consumers China, US, India, Russia, Japan
in order
14. Places where energy demand will Emerging countries (china, india, africa, etc)
grow and population growth as
additional driver of energy de-
mand
15. Role of the IPCC vs the COP IPCC: goal is to provide the world with an objective, sci-
entific view of climate change and its impacts, released
reports and models
COP: supreme decision making body of the convention,
led to paris agreement and nationally determined con-
tributions (each country sets own targets and reports
emissions)
16. Current concentration of carbon 415 ppm
dioxide in our atmosphere
, sustainable energy systems final
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17. Names of the greenhouse gases CO2, methane/natural gas (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O),
(naturally occurring and anthro- fluorinated gases (3 types), water vapor, ozone (O3)
pogenic)
18. How much our current average 1.1-1.2 degrees C
surface temperatures have in-
creased in degrees celsius com-
pared to pre industrial tempera-
ture averages
19. Emissions targets the world 45% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050
needs to hit in 2030 and 2050 to
hold global average temperature
rise to 1.5 degrees celsius
20. Emissions targets the world 20% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2075
needs to hit in 2030 and 2075 to
hold global average temperature
rise to 2 degrees celsius
21. Tipping elements that are most West antarctic ice sheet (WAIS), greenland, arctic summer
at risk as temperatures rise 1.5-2 sea ice, alpine glaciers, coral reefs
degrees celsius
22. Percentage of coral reefs threat- 99%
ened with destruction if we warm
by 2 degrees
23. Percentage of global warming About 90%
heat absorbed by oceans
24. Very high confidence (higher storm surges due to sea
level rise), medium confidence (increase in hurricanes
