Transcription of CHAPTER 9 RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
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CHAPTER 9 RENEWABLE ENERGY INTRODUCTIONR enewable ENERGY can be defined initially as any ENERGY source that is derived directly or indirectlyfrom solar ENERGY . In the broadest sense, however, almost all of the ENERGY we use today, including fossilfuels, can be considered a form of solar ENERGY . The most familiar forms of ENERGY , such as wood, oil, gas,and coal, are embodied forms of solar ENERGY gathered, stored, and transformed by natural change due to emissions of GHGs, particularly CO2, becomes an issue when stored solarenergy is converted to useable forms of ENERGY (heat, electricity, fuels, chemicals) at a rate far exceedingthe rate of formation. For coal, oil, and natural gas, the ratio of time between formation and use is on theorder of 1 million to one: that is, the world uses in one year what took natural processes one million yearsto create.
are located in California in the U.S. Most of these are in the 50-150 kW size range and are providing power to the electric utilities in that state. Newer turbines being installed today for bulk power are closer to the 150-300 kW range, and systems in the future are expected to be much larger, reaching sizes over 500 kW. 9.2.3 Biomass Energy $
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