Unit 5 Apes Bonus
Comanche nuclear plant could power how many people a year?
1 Million
Coal supplies what fraction of energy in the U.S.?
1/2
How many years did it take to get the platform operational? How much did it cost?
14 years, several billion dollars
How many people could the RasGas power plant support?
18.5 Million
Gasoline makes up about half of the products at the Richmond Refinery. What other products are made there?
20% jet fuel and diesel
How many millirads has Rafael Flores picked up working at Comanche?
200-300 million
With all their wind turbines combined, Denmark's wind turbines could power how many people?
340,000
Gas has ________ times the energy of Hydrogen fuel.
4
How deep is the water beneath the platform?
8000ft
How many people can the geothermal power plant support?
90,000 pp/yr
Where is the largest coal reserve in the world?
Bell Ayr Mine, Wyoming at the Powder River Basin
How can we accomplish using less energy?
By turning things off and watching energy use.
What gas are they working on trying to remove (Dept. of Energy) from the coal emissions?
Carbon Dioxide
What two developing countries are in the midst of creating a huge middle class? What are the implications of fossil fuels?
China and India. Fossil fuel needs will rise.
What are some items that contribute to a person's energy footprint each day?
Clothing, electronics, electricity, automobiles
What accident did Scott refer to when speaking with the manager? How do they avoid such accidents?
Deep Water Horizon Accident Group of companies have tools ready to respond, and surveillance technology.
What country leads the world in wind energy?
Denmark
What is the main replacement for oil?
Different sources of oil
What is Scott required to wear when entering this facility?
Dosimeter
What is the biggest driving force in energy production?
Economics
Where are they going when they are going through the tunnel?
Evanger Power Plant
What is Scott Tinker's job, by training? What university employs him?
Geologist, University of Texas
Iceland sits on a ________________________________________. How hot is the water?
Gigantic hot spot. 200*C
What is an issue with natural gas usage that they speak about?
Handling wastewater
What did Scott have to get trained on the fly out to the Perdido Platform?
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
The transition of energy for vehicles is going from gas to electric. What is the intermediate?
Hybrid vehicles
Why does using corn not make sense for biofuel?
It has a lager carbon footprint. We have to use fertilizer to grow it. Moral issues.
What fossil fuel do they suggest to use "in concert" or for "filling the gap" with wind energy and electricity demand on the grid?
Natural Gas
In what part of the ground do we see issues with the hydraulic fracking process?
Near the surface
What country has "Energy so clean you can drink it?"
Norway
While coal is used for electricity generation, what fuel allows for easier transportation?
Oil
What has the biggest impact on the economy? Why?
Oil price, it has global, political, and individual importance.
What is limiting geothermal power?
Only available in certain parts of the world (geology)
What do they do with the nuclear waste in the French power plant?
Recycle it, by reprocessing old fuel and making it new again
The area dug every year in the coal reserve is equal to three of these:
Panama Canals
What is the biggest challenge for bio-energy?
Scale of taking it from small to big.
What do they do at RasGas (in Quatar) with natural gas to transport it?
Ships/boats
What is an example of a solar technology that is more efficient than only flat solar panels? How does it work? How is the energy "stored"?
Solar Tower, mirrors and molten salt
What is being grown in Louisiana for biofuel? What specific molecule is broken down to make the ethanol?
Sorghum. We use the cellulose to take ethanol out of it.
What is used in NY for biofuel?
Switchgrass
What type of car does Scot test drive?
Tesla sports car, battery operated.
CNG cost is less than diesel. What is the biggest issue with it?
The cost of getting it started. Compressors cost a lot.
What is the biggest disadvantage in nuclear power that is discussed?
The upfront cost to build the plant
How are oil sands extracted?
They heat water to make steam and pump steam into oil sand to melt it and then pump oil/water out and separate it, and you get oil.
What natural disaster is a treat to the Comanche Plant? How is it protected against?
Tornadoes. Think concrete, reinforced with 3" rebarb.
For thirty years, the ________ has been the leading producer of biofuels.
US
Where does Norway get 99% of its energy?
Water
Where is the wind farm in the US?
West Texas, Rasco Wind Farm
What are the most important parts of our energy future?
What humans do, us.
Why is solar power regional?
Where sun subsides and electrical prices are high
Using electric vehicles shifts the energy source back to:
electricity