Through my experience leading compliance efforts on multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects for clients such as AECOM, one of the world’s largest environmental and energy engineering firms, and DC Water and Sewer Authority, the largest advanced waste water treatment plant in the world, I have gained an immense interest in energy infrastructure, which I strongly desire to employ in Africa. According to a July 25, 2015 White House report, more than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity due to poor infrastructure and low electricity generation capacities. My long-term career goal is to build a diverse portfolio of reliable, clean, and cost-effective renewable energy technologies (e.g. electrical grids) while aiming to be the #1 clean energy provider for rural and suburban communities across sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, I hope to promote and inspire a culture of responsible and efficient energy consumption, not only across the continent of …show more content…
Such technology consists of one or more clean energy sources (i.e. solar, wind, hydro, or biomass), power storage, and inverters to generate electrical currents. This enables off-grid communities with low levels of sustainable power to operate as if there were connections to a generator or larger grid such as the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). One major benefit is that the system allows local non-specialist electricians and laborers to install and maintain all aspects of the system, thus making maintenance relatively simple and increasing the prospect of generating job training and employment opportunities in the local economy. Though my goal is to eventually initiate this concept across the continent of Africa, I am particularly interested in launching my initial efforts to address the vast electricity dilemmas in Nigeria, my wife’s home country, and home to many of our family
The purpose of the course is to improve energy literacy, attract students to energy careers and foster energy sector research and innovation (EERE, “Energy 101”, n.d.). The course is designed to be delivered in a semester and is broken into five units that cover the energy literacy principles and fundamental concepts outlined in the EERE’s Energy Literacy Framework. The development of this program was led by the Department of Energy in conjunction with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Oak Ridge Association of Universities and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute. The course outline has since been used by the University of Maryland to create a pilot energy fundamentals course. To support this initiative an Energy 101 Dialogue Series was developed to discuss best practices for teaching about energy in a post-secondary context and to support a community of practice of energy experts (EERE, “Energy 101”, n.d., para
The harnessing of electricity is emblematic of this trend. As it relates to the process of innovation, the work of developing electricity as a cheap and widely applicable power source fell increasingly to the newly organized industrial and corporate research labs. The first among these were Thomas Edison's Menlo Park lab in New Jersey (an industrial lab) and the company lab established at GE (a corporate lab) at the turn of the century. Following the trail blazed by Edison, the whole process of innovation came to rely more on specialists, trained scientists, collaboration, and corporate funding-establishing the basic blueprint for cradles of twentieth-century
Living off the grid is defined as being “not connected to or served by publicly or privately managed utilities” by Merriam-Webster.com. The interest in living off-grid is for several reasons, such as practicing self-reliance and making more sustainable choices for the environment. Living off the grid has no value as purchasing necessities for off-grid living is still expensive, negatively affects those not lively off-grid, and most people living off-grid still contribute to the global economy which produces vast amounts of pollution and negatively impacts the environment. Firstly, Source B describes how Dan Burr spent thousands of dollars purchasing solar panels to live off the grid and yet, source A believes low-income communities can afford
The success of this system has led to future projects including a project in Mount Sterling that will use a microgrid to provide twenty-four hour a day service to a communications tower. This microgrid will be not only more reliable and less costly because of the elimination of traditional power poles and wires; it will also allow thirteen acres to return to its natural state. This is due to the fact that the land is currently used as a utility corridor, but after the project it will no longer be needed. Furthermore, in Maryland Duke Energy has plans to construct two microgrids that will be used for public safety facilities. The two systems will include solar and combined heat and power, which saves energy by using waste heat from on-site generation
Solar cells, wind farms, and hydroelectric power have been used successfully to generate electricity for industry, transportation, and for use in homes. (Facing the challenge: Nonrenewable and Renewable
However, it is not difficult to improve on the issue of cost. As Faith Birol states in his paper, “The cost of providing assistance to poor countries may turn out to be far less than that of dealing with the instability and insecurity that poverty creates (Birol, p.5).” The solution to reducing the cost and making modern energy more accessible should be a combination of the local government assistance, international subsidy and the help from non-profitable and non-governmental organizations. The exact formula to solve
Looking ahead to 2025, we may see 10 times the number of households with solar PV and other d istributed generation technologies. There could be hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles plugging into the grid to recharge and integrate into home and neighborhood micro - grids. And there will be new technologies we cannot even imagine today. These s marter homes, appliances and buildings, as well as the potential for neighborhood and campus micro - grid systems will effectively change our electricity system from the historical centralized generation model, to a distributed network of smart local sub - net works, real - time information and communication, supported by pricing signals that help efficiently balance supply and demand.
Topic: Why Career and Technical Education courses should be mandatory in high school General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that by taking Career and Technical Education courses during high school, they will better prepared for college and adulthood. Thesis Statement: By requiring high school students to take CTE courses in addition to their regular academic curriculum, they will understand the purpose and benefits of those courses and be better equipped to handle college and adulthood. There are two main purposes for Career and Technical Education programs within high schools. The first purpose is to prepare high school students for college and career.
At the PD Penitentiary we decided to use dual power sources. We use both Underground hydro lines run from the mainland and wind turbines. Our goal was to have a more eco friendly energy option. The main source of power comes from the wind turbines and the backup is the underground hydro lines. The use of eco friendly energy also doubles as a learning opportunity for the inmates teaching them about how little things can affect the overall outcome of climate change.
The project proposal that I’d like to present today is the pros and cons for the electricity my towns uses, which in this case would be in Carrollton, Ga. An obvious pro to my entire ordeal, would be how useful electricity is, because it’s a major benefactor to keep a town and or city running. Carrolton energy source which is Georgia Power, uses traditional energy resources and renewable energy generated from natural resources that replenish naturally over time (such as sunlight, wind and rivers). This would be a pro, because it shows that they’re branching off something can be found easily, then a nonrenewable resource, which after time will soon be gone. A con to the type of energy being used, would be if one resource is used more than
Renewable energy development outperforms fossil fuels (UCSUSA, 2013) in two important ways when it comes to driving job growth, first of all renewable energy development is relatively labour intensive, so it creates more jobs per dollar invested than fossil fuel resources and Installing renewable energy facilities uses primarily local workers, so investment dollars are kept in local communities. Local landowners benefit from renewable energy development. When wind turbines (UCSUSA, 2013) are installed on privately owned land, the land owners typically receive payments in the form of lease, royalty, or right-of-way payments. These payments can be an important source of income for rural
Hydropower 4) Geothermal 5) Solar All electricity sources, renewable and nonrenewable, have advantages and deficiencies. Factors are includes: • Maintenance cost • Feasibility analysis. • Initial cost.
Personal Statement Describe several personal and professional goals you would like to achieve in the next five years, including why these goals are important to you. Goals are what keep us motivated to keep going and doing better than the day before. It is our goals that help us to keep pushing forward and be the best version of ourselves everyday. I have many professional and personal goals for myself.
When I graduate high school, I plan on having future goals that I plan on achieving. My first goal is to go to college and get a degree. I plan on attending Purdue NorthWest majoring in engineering and minoring in business. This is my number one future goal that I need to accomplish because to be able to have a nice life, I need to go to college to support my future family. My next future goal would be get a starting job to be able to support my future family.
Countries such as Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, countries of Central and South America, and countries in Eastern Africa and in Eastern Europe. Italy, Iceland, New Zealand, Japan and France, along with the United States all have this asset avalible to fund their energy supplying effort, they have been using it but its not even close to being fully utilized. An estimate shows that this energy resource can supply 13% of the world’s total energy consumption rate. Sadly, this energy is a non-profitable resource and we can only utilize a small amount of its entire potential, even though the worldwide consumption rate of energy is nowhere near the amount stored in the underground. However, it is still able to supply 2 out of 15% electricity to the world.