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Introduction to Solar Energy Energy Conversion I Week 1.2.1 Arno Smets ` (Source: NASA) Energy Joules (J) Power = Energy/Time Watts (W) 1 W = 1 J/s 1 kWh = 1kW x 1h = 3.6 MJ The Energy Problem Growing world population The Energy


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Arno Smets

Introduction to Solar Energy

Energy Conversion I

Week 1.2.1

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(Source: NASA)

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Energy  Joules (J) Power = Energy/Time  Watts (W) 1 W = 1 J/s 1 kWh = 1kW x 1h = 3.6 MJ

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The Energy Problem Growing world population

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The Energy Problem Energy Shortage

Increasing living standard: Energy consumption per capita

(Source: Wikipedia)

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The Energy Problem

1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000

20 40 60 80 100 120 Time

  • Ann. Averg. Oil price (in 2008 USD)

Energy Shortage

Source: BP workbook of historical data

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380 360 340 320 300 280 260 2000 1950 1900 1850 1800 1750

Parts per million by volume Carbon Dioxide Concentration

Direct Measurements Ice Core Measurements

Source: Trends in atmospheric CO2 ESRL-GMD

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The Energy Problem

0.6 0.4 0.2

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2000 1960 1940 1920 1900 1880 1980 Global Temperature Anomaly (C)

Global Temperature

NASA GISS 12 months running average

Hottest 12 months on record June 2009 to May 2010

Climate change