energy crisis … in silicon valley how will i be affected ???
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Silicon Valley Powered By … Silicon EnergyTRANSCRIPT
ENERGY CRISIS
… in Silicon Valley
How will I be affected ???
Crisis =
DANGER OPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITY
Carbon SiliconSilicon
Silicon Valley
Powered By …
Silicon Energy
NONRENEWABLEOil –Gas –Coal
Capturing the sun’s energy
RENEWABLEWindWaveBiomass Geothermal
– andSILICON ENERGY(‘solar
cells’)
Decarbonizing Silicon Valley energy
CARBON-based
– Natural resources: coal, oil, gas
– Limited Supply
– Non-renewable
SILICON-based
– Natural resources: sand (quartz)
– Abundant Supply– Renewable &
Reusable
Periodic Table of Elements
Atomic Relationship
Carbon
Silicon
Journey of a silicon atom
SILICON in the star dust becomes Earth dust
into new mountains dragonfly wings
great scaly trees buried into the Earth
CARBON coal plankton seagrass fishes
the great dance of life oceans' sediment Pushed downward Earth's core warms
Oil and Gas
Carbon cycle
The carbon cycle is the complex path that carbon follows through the atmosphere, oceans, and soil; through plants and animals; and through fossil fuel formation and use.
How solar (silicon) cells work
When light hits a solar panel, an electron in a silicon atom is knocked from its orbit. This free electron is absorbed by another silicon atom … and on it goes from atom to atom creating a movement of electrons. This ‘electricity’ moves through a wire into a motor generating power to run our appliances.
Villages to model new energy ?
Demonstrating the ‘power’ that will be used to drive next generation innovation in Silicon Valley