CALIFORNIA RENEWABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GREEN ENERGY MANAGING

CALIFORNIA RENEWABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GREEN ENERGY MANAGING ENERGY SUPPLIES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY

33 % RENEWABLES BY 2020 CALIFORNIAS GREEN AGENDA FOR ITS 37 MILLION RESIDENTS 1. REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION – CONSERVATION 2. INCREASE THE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY 3. EXPAND THE USE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES 4. CUT GHG (GREEHOUSE GAS) EMISSIONS

A DRAWBACK IS THE COST OF TRANSPORT OF BIOMASS TO POWER STATIONS. MANY SMALL PLANTS ARE BEING BUILT TO OVERCOME THIS

MSW= municipal solid waste 1. The supply of biomass is renewable, meaning it will not run out. 2. Electricity produced by biomass reduces the threat of global climate change. 3. Using biomass waste eliminates the need to place it in landfills. 4. Clearing biomass from wooded areas helps prevent forest fires. 5. Using by-product methane gases to produce electricity eliminates odour and reduces air pollution in surrounding areas.

Biomass is sustainable because : 1. 2. 3. 4. It is renewable if crops / woodland is replanted Emissions are lower than fossils fuels Replanted vegetation captures carbon dioxide Ash from the biomass power stations helps vegetation growth

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER HEP BUT. . . SEE IF THERE ARE SHASTA DAM SACRAMENTO RIVER SIERRA NEVADA SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES

FOLSOM DAM N. CALIFORNIA LARGE DAM SCHEMES AND RESERVOIRS ARE NOW OUT OF FAVOUR

SOLAR POWER MOHAVE SOLAR PARK IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A FREE / INFINITE SOURCE OF ENERGY BUT. . . THERE ARE PROBLEMS !!

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS CAN BE USED ON A SMALLER BUT MORE WIDESPREAD SCALE

WIND POWER

RENEWABLE SUSTAINABLE GREEN BUT. . WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? ?