Renewable Energy Emerging Technology

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Renewable EnergyEmerging Technology

• Ken O. Richards
• EIN 5322 FEEDS

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Background
Solar Energy
Ocean Energy
Fuels
Whats Happening in Florida
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Background

• What is Renewable Energy?
• Types of Renewable Energy Sources
• Types of Technologies

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Solar Energy

• Background
• How it works

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Solar Technology

• Whats great about solar
• What are the draw backs

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Emerging Solar Technologiesprojects that are
paving the way

• NanoSolar

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Emerging Solar Technologiesprojects that are
paving

• Stirling Energy Systems

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Ocean Technology
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Ocean Currents
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Tidal Turbines
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Fuels Technology

• Ethanol
• Bio-Diesel
• Other Alternatives

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Ethanol
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BioDiesel
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How does Florida Measure?

• Government
• Private sector
• Research / Universities

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A Florida Trend Setter


                          

• Fuel Cells
• Lithium battery

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Universities

• FIU
• FAU
• UCF

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Florida International University

• Applied Research Center
• http//www.arc.fiu.edu/research.asp

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Florida Atlantic University

• Center For Excellence in Ocean Technology
  http//coet.fau.edu/?poverview

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University of Central Florida

• Florida Solar Energy Center
• http//www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/

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Questions ?
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Reference

• Nansolar (2007) Technologies Retrieved December
  2007 from http//nanosolar.com/7areasofinnovatio
  n.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/So
  lar_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//floridakeyshyd
  ropower.com/overview.html
• DOE, energy Efficiency and renewable energy
  (2007) Alternative Advanced Fuels Ethanol
  retrieved December 2007 from http//www.eere.energ
  y.gov/afdc/fuels/
• MyFlorida(2007) Florida Renewable Energy
  Technologies and Energy Efficiency Act Retrieved
  December 2007 from http//www.dep.state.fl.us/ene
  rgy/
• 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 lt
  FAU (2007) Retrieved December 2007 from
  http//coet.fau.edu/?poverview
• Florida International university , Applied
  Research Center Research Retreived December
  2007 from http//www.arc.fiu.edu/research.asp