Renewable

Energy
What is Renewable Energy?

Naturally Replenishing

Limited
Types of Renewable Energy?
Wind Energy
What is Wind Energy?

Wind Power

Creating electricity
using the wind

Wind turbines are

used to capture kinetic
energy
 Types of Wind Energy
Utility-Scale
power system
operators
Distributed (small)-
direct to home or
area
Off-shore
erected in large
bodies of water
HAWT
and
VAWT
Ex.
VAWT
Ex.
HAWT
Indicates
wind
direction
Blades captures energy
 High-speed
shaft is
Where blades connected to
are connected the
Generator
KE-Electrical

Gearbox
increase
speed up to
100x
Solar Energy
What is SolarEnergy?

Generated from the

sun

Cleanest

Most abundant
 Solar Technology
There are three main ways to
harness solar energy

1. Photovoltaics
2. Solar heating &
cooling
3. Concentrating solar
Pho PV Systems

To
Panels

use heat and light to shake

electrons loose

Vol Photovoltaic Effect

when exposing certain materials to sunlight
he could generate a weak electrical current

taic
basic process in which a solar cell converts
sunlight into electricity
Solar Use thermal energy from
the sun and use this heat
to provide hot water, space

Heating
heating, cooling and pool
heating for residential,
commercial and industrial

And
applications

Three main elements:

the solar collector

insulated piping
and a hot water

Cooling storage tank.

Con] Concentrating solar power

Cen
technologies use different mirror
configurations to concentrate the
sun’s light energy onto a receiver
and convert it into heat. The heat
can then be used to create steam

Tra]
to drive a turbine to produce
electrical power or used as
industrial process heat.

Ting Reflect and concentrate sunlight

Heliostats (stacking mirrors)

Solar
Molten Salt (fluid utilized;ideal heat capture
medium)