Transcript Our Idea Of a More Green Energy Mix For Michigan

Our Idea Of a More Green Energy
Mix For Michigan
The energy
Our energy mix graph
Uranium
• Uranium is important to have in our mix
because it doesn’t cost much after the plant
is up and running, but it does produce radio
active activity.
Coal
• Coal produces many pollutants (it’s the #1
source of acid rain), but its not expensive
because it’s easy to transport.
Wind
• Wind is a renewable source that is
inexpensive after it is up and running. It
can kill birds, bats, or other flying animals.
Hydropower
• Hydropower is a renewable energy source
that produces a lot of energy, but you have
to be careful where you put the dam
because it can interfere with the animals
that live around it.
Natural Gas
• Natural gas is both a renewable and nonrenewable source. It’s renewable when
they burn the methane of decomposing
waste/garbage and non-renewable when
they use it as gasoline or diesel fuel.
Biomass
• Biomass is a renewable energy source that
comes from left over yard trimmings like
corn, wood, or soy beans that are burned.
Photovoltaic Solar Power
• Photovoltaic cells trap the suns rays and
turns the trapped energy into a form of
energy that we can use. This is a
renewable energy.
Geothermal
• Geothermal is a renewable source. It is
used to heat or cool floors/driveways.
People put pipes under ground to heat or
cool the water (the under ground
temperature is usually around 50-60
degrees so its hot in the winter and cool in
the summer) and then run the pipes up to
their houses.
Petroleum
• Petroleum is a non-renewable source that
comes from under the ground. It doesn’t
cost a lot of money once the oil mine is set
up, but can be very dangerous.
We think Michigan will be able to
accomplish this in about 10-15
years and if we do Michigan
could be one of the greenest
states in the USA and maybe
other states will catch on.