Energy Basics

• Thermodynamics• Energy consumption• Fossil Fuels

Energy Basics

Potential and kinetic energy

Laws of thermodynamics

• 1st Law– Energy can neither be created or destroyed, only transformed, conservation of energy

• 2nd Law– Energy always tends to go from a more usable form to a less usable form

Energy Consumption

Consumption

Household appliances

World Energy Consumption

Oil Reserves

• Middle East has largest reserves• Countries that use Middle East oil

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Coal

Types of Coal

Coal Reserves

Methane

• Natural Gas• Coal Bed methane• Methane hydrate

Fossil Fuel Impacts

Carbon Dioxide