Download the Renewable Energy Lecture Presentation
Watch the Lecture Videos
Click on the icon in the upper right hand corner to view all of the videos in the Youtube playlist.
Objective 1: Define and identify renewable energy resources.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
U.S. Department of Energy | July 2012 | Energy 101 Biofuels | 2:56 minutes
U.S. Department of Energy | July 2014 | Energy 101 Geothermal Energy | 3:48 minutes
U.S. Department of Energy | Feb 2011 | Energy 101: Solar PV | 2:01 minutes
Mannvit Engineering | 2009 | Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant | YouTube | 4:04 Minutes
Description: “The Nesjavellir geothermal field is a high-enthalpy geothermal system within the Hengill area of SW-Iceland. Construction of the geothermal power plant began in 1987 and the first stage of the thermal plant was commissioned in 1990, following an intensive drilling and testing phase in the 1980s. The last 30 MWe turbine generator unit was commissioned in 2005. Mannvit Engineering of Iceland played a leading role in the design & development of the Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant, a combined heat and power plant.”
WINDExchange | 2016 | Installed Wind Capacity | U.S. Department of Energy
Description: “This page has maps of the United States that show installed wind capacity by state and its progression.”
Objective 2: Describe the production and use of renewable energy in the United States.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
U.S. Department of Energy | May 2014 | Energy 101: Wind Power | 3:17 minutes
U.S. Department of Energy | July 2010 | Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power | 2:17 minutes
Jeff Brady Leigh Paterson, and Lauren Sommer | April 5, 2016 | Solar And Wind Energy May Be Nice But How Can We Store It? | NPR | 4:07 Minutes
Description: “Renewable energy like solar and wind is booming across the country as the costs of production have come down. But the sun doesn’t always shine, and the wind doesn’t blow when we need it to. This challenge has sparked a technology race to store energy — one that goes beyond your typical battery.”
Objective 3: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of producing energy from renewable resources.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
U.S. Department of Energy | January 2011 | Energy 101: Geothermal Heat Pumps | 2:32 minutes
U.S. Department of Energy | March 2014 | Energy 101: Fuel Cell Technology | 4:06 minutes
U.S. Department of Energy | July 2024 | Hydrogen Electrolysis 101 | 1:00 minutes
ScienceFix | 2010 | Water Electrolysis | YouTube | 2:58 Minutes
Two simple demonstrations of water electrolysis. The first demonstration was learned at the 2010 CSTA Conference at Tara Krisch’s (Orange Grove Middle School) presentation on compounds.
Objective 4: Discuss the historical, current, and future energy outlook for both nonrenewable and renewable resources.
U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory | May 2020 | Biomass Energy Basics | 3:21 minutes
EIA | 2016 | U.S. Energy Mapping System | U.S. Energy Information Administration
Description: “Welcome to the U.S. Energy Mapping System. Please explore all of the options available to you within the map above. There are many features and options available through the “Layers/Legend” menu including our recommended map views on a variety of subjects as well as the ability to customize mapping layer options that may better suit your energy needs.”
IPCC | 2012 | Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
Description: This report assesses the scientific literature on the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change.
U.S. DOE | 2023 | On The Path to 100% Clean Electricity
Description: This report identifies ten key all-of-society actions needed to move toward 100% clean electricity and realize the benefits of a fully decarbonized power system.
About NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Description: NREL is a research and development center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and located in Golden, Colorado (USA). NREL specializes in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable transportation.
U.S. NRC | 2016 | Operating Nuclear Power Reactors (by Location or Name) | United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Description: “A power reactor is a facility that makes electricity by the continuous splitting of uranium atoms (i.e., a nuclear reaction). This facility is often referred to as a nuclear power plant. To find information about a particular operating nuclear power reactor that NRC regulates, select that reactor from the map […], or from the Alphabetical List of Operating Nuclear Power Reactors by Name.”
DNews | 2014 | Where Do We Store Nuclear Waste? | YouTube | 3:26 Minutes
Description: “Nuclear energy is one of the most efficient forms of energy, but it is also very dangerous. Where do we store the radioactive waste? Trace explains where we store it, and if our current method of storage is safe.”
DNews | 2013 | The New Solution To Our Nuclear Waste Problem | YouTube | 2:58 Minutes
Description: “According to some scientists, we must begin using more nuclear power in order to prevent global warming from accelerating. But that creates a huge nuclear waste problem. But scientists at the University of Sheffield think they might have found a very unique way of handing it that could make nuclear waste a problem of the past.”
HanfordSite | 2011 | The Hanford Story: Overview | YouTube | 16:43 Minutes
Description: “This is the Emmy Award-winning first chapter of The Hanford Story, a multimedia presentation that provides an overview of the Hanford Site—its history, today’s cleanup activities, and a glimpse into the possibilities of future uses of the 586-square-mile government site in southeast Washington State.”