Tomorrows Energy: Unlimited, Cheap, and Little Waste

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1 Tomorrows Energy: Unlimited, Cheap, and Little Waste Presenters: India Bell, Aramis Ramos, Toshjanae Williams, Aiyana Green, Rajzia Whitley, Adalia Conner, Agripinia Ungureanu, Maya Smith, Danielle Stallings, Alycia Ross

2 Energy of the Past Present and Future What type of energy will move our species forward?

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4 Energy Timeline 1. Fire was the first source of energy ever to be used this dates back to 770,000 B.C.E 2. Coal is the second source of energy this dates back to 2000 B.C.E 3. The Chinese developed natural gas in 200 B.C.E 4. In the first century The Chinese refined petroluem and used it a s fuel 5. In the 10th century Windmills were used as a source of energy Persia 6. In 1712 The first Steam Engine was created 7. In 1748 the first United States coal production began in Richmond,VA 8.In 1800 the process of electrolysis was discovered

5 In 1821 the first natural gas well in the U.S.A was drilled in Fredonia, New York

6 In 1838 the first hydrogen fuel cell developed to generate electricity Man if we had only picked that instead of Oil!

7 In 1860 the first solar power system was developed in France If we had only developed solar then

8 In 1882 the first electric plant was built in New York

9 In 1888 the first windmill to generate electricity was built in Cleveland OH Go Cleveland!

10 In 1921 the first geothermal power plant is built in california

11 In 1935 the Hoover Dam(Worlds largest hydroelectric) is built on the Colorado River. If only we could all have enough water and land to dam a river at high elevation

12 Trouble in Paradise In 1951 first nuclear power reactor to generate electricity. Three Mile Island almost melts down and Chernobyl does, Fukushima goes hot too! Yuka Mountain says no to nuclear waste!

13 In 2008 the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant goes into production in wyoming

14 2013 UPDATE- France is currently working on the first fusion reactor. And just a couple of weeks ago

15 a breakthrough by scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) could boost hopes of scaling up fusion. The BBC understands that during an experiment in late September, the amount of energy released through the fusion reaction exceeded the amount of energy being absorbed by the fuel - the first time this had been achieved at any fusion facility in the world.

16 What is Fusion? The process that powers the sun and the stars is called Fusion. This process happens when two atoms of hydrogen fuse together to form an atom of helium.

17 How do you make Fusion happen? The process of fusion starts off when hydrogen (deuterium) and neutrons (tritium) atoms are heated very high to over 10 million degrees. Then, they start forming a plasma.

18 After the plasma is formed, the atoms will have enough energy to be fused long enough for fusion to occur.

19 Then a strong magnetic field holds the ionized atoms together while they are heated by other energy sources or microwaves. Then frozen hydrogen is compressed and heated. Very quickly after Fusion has occurred.

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21 Let us explain FISSION? FUSION?

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25 The difference between Fission and Fusion is that Fission is the process of atoms splitting and Fusion is the process of atoms combining together. They are doing opposite processes.

26 The Result The Human Species search for limitless clean energy may be at an end. We may finally make a dent in global warming, take back our future and move out of our solar system!

27 Pro s And Con s of Fusion Pros No pollution except that produced in refining the material needed for the process. Reliability No long term radiation problems Fusion can be stopped at anytime and you could not get a meltdown! Cons The temperature could make it to hard to contain Waste Disposal in the short term To be clear the radioactive waste would only be radioactive in the short term. It would not be a ten thousand year problem. Cost to create fusion reactor well over a billion dollars.

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