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Acreage for power plants and collecting fuels such as coal, crops for biomass, and
collectors for solar and wind energy.
Water used in power plants for cooling and for agricultural production of energy
crops.
Risks of oil spills,leaked nuclear radiation and other contaminants getting into the
water supply.
Air impacts caused by emission of particles and gases that affect human health and
induce climate change, acid rain, and smog.
Escalating concerns about carbon emissions.
Economic Impact:
Security Impact:
Countries in the headlines are intertwined with the worlds energy system.
Iran is a major oil producer and exporter and has publicly expressed a desire to build
nuclear weapons.
North Korea would also like to build nuclear power plants.
Nigerias oil producing delta is in a state of open rebellion.
China constructs one or two new coal plants every week which do not conform to
environmental standards.
Does not undermine U.S. security by introducing vulnerabilities into the system
of energy delivery and does not enrich countries with interests opposed to the
United States.
For example, the United States has the largest coal reserves in the world.
However coal is dirty. Therefore it satisfies the economic concerns and national
security concerns, but it does not satisfy environmental concerns. Finding ways
to bridge these gaps is the key to finding a viable energy solution.
Energy Technologies of the Future
The critical energy technologies of the future are those that address the energy
problem while balancing the three key priorities.
There are four critical technologies that facilitate overcoming barriers to a
green energy transition:
wind speed increases, power output increases up to the maximum output for the
particular turbine.
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of
ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal
energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.
It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly
characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they
capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power.
Electric cars:
An electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors,
using electrical energy stored in rechargeable or another energy storage device.
Electric motors give electric cars instant torque, creating strong and smooth
acceleration. They are also around three times as efficient as cars with an internal
combustion engine.
Bio fuel:
A biofuel is a fuel that is produced through contemporary biological processes,
such as agriculture and anaerobic digestion, rather than a fuel produced by
geological processes such as those involved in the formation of fossil, such as coal
and petroleum, from prehistoric biological matter. Biofuels can be derived directly
from plants, or indirectly from agricultural, commercial, domestic, and/or
industrial wastes.
The Technology Radar survey is one of the largest polls on the issue of technology and
innovation in the oil and gas industry. It takes in to account respondents opinions and their
business strategies in the near term (before 2020).