NBSLM01E  Climate Change and Energy – Past, Present and Future 2010

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Persian Wind Device c 700 AD

Contents

 

1.      Power Point Presentations

2.      Video Clips

3.      Spreadsheets for practical exercises

 

Please note that when the module was actually taught the following handout gave links to UEA pages which have now changed and may be accessed by clicking here.

·         Handout – this is an electronic version of the handout issued by Dr N.K.Tovey with further information which will be covered during the course including the following topics:

 

1. Introduction and Historic use of energy

2. Units  including Energy/GDP Relationships

3. Definitions

4. Potential of Energy Resources

5. Barriers to Conservation

6.  Conservation Possibilities

7.  Summary of UK Energy Consumption (1993 – 2008)

8.  Conventional Generation of Electricity – introduction

9. Thermodynamics – basic introduction including introduction to Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and Heat Pumps

10. Energy Balance Tables

 

·         Power Point Presentations

o   Session 1: Sections 1 – 3 of Handout

o   Session 2:   Sections 4 – 7 of Handout

o   Session 3:   Sections 8 – 9 of Handout

o   Session 4:   Section 10 of Handout

 

·         Spreadsheets for Practical Exercises

o   Energy GDP relationships

o   Simplified Electricity Energy Balance Tables for different countries based on IEA statistics

o   Coal balance table - Japan

o   UK Energy Balance Tables

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Itteringham Mill Hydro Station

Horsey Drainage Mill, Horsey, Norfolk

Horsey Wind Pump near Yarmouth

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ZICER Building, University of East Anglia with 34 kW PV array

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Scroby Sands Offshore Wind

COAL

Drax Coal fired Power Station

YARMOUTH

Yarmouth CCGT Station

SIZEWELL

Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

TIDAL

Open Hydro Tidal Stream, Orkney

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Pelamis under maintenance – Lyness, Orkney