ECE510 Sustainable Energy

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ECE510Sustainable Energy

• Class Project
• Spring 2007

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Project Topics

• Wind Power
• OPEC - (Organization of Petroleum Exporting
  Countries)

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Wind Power Overview

• History of Wind Power
• Modern Technology
• Energy Policy Home and Abroad

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Wind Power History

• Oldest form of power (eg ships, windmills, etc)

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Wind Power Modern Technology

• Description of Technology
• Costs
• Environmental Impact

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Wind Power Energy Policy

• Home
• Abroad
• Europe
• Other Noteworthy Countries

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OPEC

• OPEC - Mission Statement
• Overview
• History of OPEC Members
• Relations with Non-OPEC Countries
• Environmental Outlook / Global Concerns

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OPEC Mission Statement

• OPEC's objective is to co-ordinate and unify
  petroleum policies among Member Countries, in
  order to secure fair and stable prices for
  petroleum producers an efficient, economic and
  regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations
  and a fair return on capital to those investing
  in the industry.

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OPEC - Overview

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Created in September of 1960
• Founding Members Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi
  Arabia and Venezuela
• Later Members Qatar, Indonesia, Libya, United
  Arab Emirates, Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, Gabon,
  Angola
• World Headquarters, Vienna Austria

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OPEC Overview
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OPEC Brief Historical Background of Members

• Middle Eastern Nations
• Iran
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Saudi Arabia
• Qatar
• United Arab Emirates

• Other Nations
• Venezuela
• Indonesia
• Libya
• Algeria
• Nigeria
• Ecuador
• Gabon
• Angola

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OPEC International Relations

• Important Historical Events
• Seven Sisters multinational companies (60s)
• Arab Oil Embargo (73)
• Iranian Revolution in (79)
• collapse in 1986
• late 80s environmental issues and awareness
• fourth collapse in 1998
• mega-mergers among the major international oil
  companies (90s)
• international climate change negotiations
  (90s)
• Relations with Non-OPEC Members
• United States of America
• Europe
• Other Nations

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OPEC Global Concerns

• OFID - The OPEC Fund for International
  Development
• Millennium Development Goals
• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• Universal primary education
• Promoting gender equality and empowering women
• Reducing child mortality
• Improving maternal health
• Disease prevention, primarily HIV/AIDS and
  malaria
• Ensuring environmental sustainability
• Achieve all of the above through international
  cooperation
• Other Forms of Energy
• Biofuel
• Wind Generation
• Other forms