u.s. wind power since 1995 from eia website annual energy report: 2005 18% annual growth data fit
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U.S. Wind power since 1995
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1994 1999 2004
Series1
Series2
From EIA website Annual Energy Report: 2005
18% annual growth
DATA
FIT
Hubbert Curve
H&K fig. 1.11
Exponential extrapolation
World Coal Production Curve
Data
Finite resource ->Final answer is 0
Exponential growth CANNOT be sustained in a World of FINITE resources!!
Energy Conversions (Table 2.2)
AutomaticallyHappens!
digestion
thermal
A key question to consider is with what EFFICIENCY can each of theseConversions be accomplished (Useful energy output/ total energy input)
Inside a Nuclear Power Plant
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm
Seoinchon (?) Power plant: 57%
i.e. for every 1000J ofenergy that comes into the plant (as naturalgas), only 570 J, or onlya bit more than half, goesout as useful electricity.In the next chapter, wewill see that conversionson down the line are alsoless than 100% efficient. Conventional power plantsmay be closer to only 35%-40% efficient!
Energy Losses in a Carhttp://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml
NOTE: only 13% gets to the wheelsand ALL of that goes to thermalenergy (eventually)
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/hybrid_sbs_cars.shtml
See also:
H&K Car Energy Losses
CAFE standards(Corporate Average
Fuel Economy)From the D.O.T.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/CAFE/docs/Summary-Fuel-Economy-Pref-2004.pdf
CAFE performance
http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf102/480389_web.pdf
standard
ITAIPU (Brazil/Paraguay)
http://www.solar.coppe.ufrj.br/itaipu.html
ITAIPU (Brazil/Paraguay)
18 turbines, each producing roughly 715 MW12.9 GW total output!
(700 m3/s, effective height ~110m for each turbine)
http://www.solar.coppe.ufrj.br/itaipu.html
LA Water&Power 2006 IR-plan
http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp008065.pdf
LA Water&Power 2006 IR-plan
http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp008065.pdf
Residential Electric Power Bill
$145.6/1948 kWh = $0.0747/kWh
Commercial Power Costs
Energy cost estimates for a project out at IUCF: use (i.e. energy) charge: $3105/(360hr*575kW)=$0.0147/kWh peak use (i.e. maximum power demand) charge: $13.11/kW Why is this different from the residential calculation?
Not all hybrids are created equal!
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/hybrid_sbs.shtml
Car Weight vs. Time
Gas taxes in different countries