Renewable EnergyEmerging Technology

Renewable EnergyEmerging Technology

Ken O. Richards

EIN 5322 FEEDS

BackgroundBackground

Solar Energy Solar Energy

Ocean Energy Ocean Energy

Fuels Fuels

What’s Happening in Florida What’s Happening in Florida

BackgroundBackground

What is Renewable Energy?

Types of Renewable Energy Sources

Types of Technologies

Solar Energy

• Background

• How it works

Solar Technology

• What’s great about solar

• What are the draw backs

Emerging Solar Technologiesprojects that are paving the way

• NanoSolar

Emerging Solar Technologiesprojects that are paving

Stirling Energy Systems

Ocean Technology Ocean Technology

Ocean CurrentsOcean Currents

Tidal TurbinesTidal Turbines

Fuels Technology Fuels Technology

• Ethanol

• Bio-Diesel

• Other Alternatives

Ethanol Ethanol

BioDieselBioDiesel

How does Florida Measure?How does Florida Measure?

• Government

• Private sector

• Research / Universities

A Florida Trend SetterA Florida Trend Setter

                          

• Fuel Cells

• Lithium battery

UniversitiesUniversities

• FIU

• FAU

• UCF

Florida International University Florida International University

Applied Research Center

http://www.arc.fiu.edu/research.asp

Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University

Center For Excellence in Ocean Technology http://coet.fau.edu/?p=overview

University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central Florida

Florida Solar Energy Centerhttp://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/

Questions ?Questions ?

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http://nanosolar.com/7areasofinnovation.htm• Specmat (2007) How things work: Retrieved December 2007 from:

Http://www.spectmat.com• Wikipedia (2007) Solar Cell: Retrieved from December 2007 from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cell • Ocean energy Council(OEC0 (20070 Ocean Currents; retrieved December 2007 from http://oceanenergycouncil.com/faqcurrent.html• Keys Hydro Power (KHP) (2007) Project Overview; Retrieved December 2007 from

http://floridakeyshydropower.com/overview.html• DOE, energy Efficiency and renewable energy (2007) Alternative & Advanced Fuels:

Ethanol retrieved December 2007 from http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/• MyFlorida(2007) Florida Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency Act:

Retrieved December 2007 from http://www.dep.state.fl.us/energy/• Ener1 (2007) About US : retrieved December 2007 from

http://ener1.com/enerfuel.html• Florida solar Energy Center(FSEC)(2007) Welcome to FSEC: Retrieved December

2007 from http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/• Center of Excellence in Ocean Energy Technology < FAU (2007) Retrieved

December 2007 from http://coet.fau.edu/?p=overview• Florida International university , Applied Research Center Research: Retreived

December 2007 from http://www.arc.fiu.edu/research.asp