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Fossil Fuel
By: Ember Wu, Andrea S, Brenda S,
Ana R.
There are 3 forms of fossil
fuel; Coal, Oil and Natural
Gas
Coal
History, Pros & Cons
History of Coal
Earliest known use was in China
Found coal from the Fu-Shun mine
May have been used to smelt copper as early as
3000 years ago
In Middle Ages, coal was used for forges,
smithies, lime-burners, and breweries when small
mining operations started to spread throughout
Europe.
Later half of 19th century, triggered the
country's industrialization
Became a major exporter of fossil fuel from a
net importer of coal in just a few decades
invention of fire bricks in the 1400s made a
market for coal
1570s, coal was firmly established as the main
fuel in most of Europe.
First of the fossil fuels to go worldwide and was
the leading fuel source in USA
Pros
Very important for
electricity(coal used
for 50% of electricity)
One of the cheapest
ways to generate
electricity
Con
s
Produces most
carbon dioxide
Releases sulphur
dioxide gas
(breathing
problems, acid
rain)
Strip mining
destroys habitats
Oil
History, Pros & Cons
History of Oil
Formed more than 300 million years ago and have been ink use for more
than 5000 -6000 years
In ancient times, oil was easy to access (oil seeps on ground level) used as
medicine
1850, Americans sold it in bottles to cure ailments
August 27, 1859, Edwin L Drake found liquid oil at his well, near Titusville,
Pennsylvania
Drake found oil underground a way to pump it out of the surface
Many oil wells were drilled afterwards
Pros
We can use the fuel
to power motors
It is easier to get out
of the ground than
coal
Con
s
Tanker ships can spill
Releases sulphur
dioxide gas(causes
breathing problems
and acid rain)
Oil spills
Boosts economy
Disturbs habitats
Natural Gas
History, Pros & Cons
History of Natural Gas
400BC- Chinese used it to boil water
100 AD- A Persian King built his kitchen around natural gas flame because it
was struck by lightning
1700- British used for lightning
1800- used in North America for lighting
1821, William A Hart drilled a 27 foot deep well to try to get a larger flow of
gas from a surface of natural gas = the first well intentionally drilled to get
natural gas
1855, Robert Bunsen made and created Bunsen burner
1885-Used for Bunsen Burners
Pros
Cons
Generates electricity
Very flammable
Produces heat
Dangerous because you cannot
see it or smell it
Can be liquified for easier
transportation or converted back
to gas
Causes explosions or oil spills
Less pollution than coal
Cleaner fossil fuel
Less expensive to build a gas
plant than coal plant
Can be bottled up for car fuel
Disturbs oceans habitat
Companies Found in British
Columbia
Coal Mines
:
Coal Mountain
Oil
Refineries:
Burnaby Oil Refinery
Elkview
Line Creek
Greenhills
Prince George Oil Refinery
Natural
Gas:
Montney Formation
Precision Drilling Corp.
Calfrac Well Service
Fording River
Brule
Perry Wolverine
Roman Mountain
Trend Mine
Quinsam Coal Mine
Trican We'll Service
Ltd.
Spectra Energy
FortisBC
How The Power Is
Generated
fossil fuel: burn chemical
fuel
-the heat the is produced
by fuel is used to boil
water, to make steam
-the steam spins a turbine
then, it drives a generator
which produces energy
- the energy goes to the
transformers to create the
right voltage
Cost of Fossil Fuel
Fossil fuel is 9 cents/kWh
It might raise since fossil fuel is running out
since it's a non-renewable energy it might run
out sooner or later.
Sources
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter08.html
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/energy-overview/fossil-fuels/
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1423-fossil-fuel-energy
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/progressive-economicsforum/2011/07/decarbonizing-homes-and-price-gas
http://www.energybc.ca/map/fossilfuelinfrastructure.html
Google images for all images
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter08.html