Introduction to renewable energy
von The Open University
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Kursbeschreibung
The search to find renewable energy sources is one of the dominant themes in the 21st Century. The historical reliance on the fossil energy sources of gas, coal and oil is not sustainable. Nuclear power remains a possible long term source of energy but events in the recent past have damaged the confidence of governments to commit to new programs of nuclear plant build.
But how realistic is it to pin our hopes on renewable energy as a substitute for these sources? This learning pathway explores the alternatives of geothermal, solar, wave, tidal, wind and hydroelectric energy, and considers the technical challenges posed by them. It also looks at the policy implications at national and regional levels. How can the policy makers implement changes that make renewable energy attractive and effective for consumers? What influence do we have in their policy making regarding sustainable technologies? And what are the projects being planned for these renewable power sources?
But how realistic is it to pin our hopes on renewable energy as a substitute for these sources? This learning pathway explores the alternatives of geothermal, solar, wave, tidal, wind and hydroelectric energy, and considers the technical challenges posed by them. It also looks at the policy implications at national and regional levels. How can the policy makers implement changes that make renewable energy attractive and effective for consumers? What influence do we have in their policy making regarding sustainable technologies? And what are the projects being planned for these renewable power sources?
| Name | Beschreibung | Länge | Preis | ||
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| 1 | Introduction to renewable energy - video introduction | -- | 2:14 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 2 | An introduction to sustainable energy | The search for sustainable energy will dominate the twenty-first century. This unit provides an introductory overview of the present energy systems and takes a brief look at where the world may find energy in the future – cleaner use of fossil fuels o | -- | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 3 | Why sustainable energy matters | Access to safe, clean and sustainable energy supplies is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity during the twenty-first century. This unit will survey the world’s present energy systems and their sustainability problems, together with some of | -- | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 4 | Geothermal energy | How extreme heat occurs beneath the Earth's surface, and how aquifers and bore-holes can provide a valuable source of energy. | 3:31 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 5 | The future of solar power | How photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electrical energy. A look at the government's incentives for household photovoltaic systems in Germany. | 3:40 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 6 | Hydroelectricity | Introducing Loch Sloy, the biggest hydroelectric scheme in Britain. | 1:57 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 7 | Wave and tidal energy | Will wave energy eventually overtake wind power? A look at today's technology in operation and the offshore devices of the future. | 7:07 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 8 | Wind power in Europe | Which European country has the best wind resource, and which has the most turbines? | 2:28 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 9 | Tough choices for the UK | The UK has committed itself to lowering its carbon emissions but there is much debate about how to achieve this | 13:46 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 10 | The German model | How, Germany has been investing significantly in renewable energy, and particularly in creating an industrial model for manufacturing and maintaining renewable energy products | 11:14 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 11 | Denmark leads the way | Denmark has the most advanced sustainable energy programme in Europe. Why the country is so ahead of everyone else | 12:17 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 12 | Power generation in Woking | Woking and its use of green technologies to power community buildings and local houses. | 13:28 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 13 | What drives innovation in sustainable technologies | A professor of technology policy talks about the route of innovation in the context of green technologies. | 1:08 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 14 | A green hospital | A British hospital incorporates a range of forward-thinking ideas to cut its energy use by 40%. | 5:32 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 15 | What makes customers choose a green tariff? | Customers who have opted for a green tariff talk about the reasons why they have decided to do so. | 7:24 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 16 | The uptake of green tariffs | Reasons why green tariffs are taken up by the minority in the UK. | 1:15 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
| 17 | Energy resources: alternative energy in perspective | Alternative energy sources are seen by many people as potential solutions to the many economic and environmental challenges posed by the current dominance of world energy supply by fossil and nucler fuels. Just how realistic are these hopes? This unit s | -- | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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