Energy FocusWith the ever-expanding natural gas industry growing, historic coal industry and our energy needs changing, West Virginia is situated in the middle of these industries. The program is

funded under the idea that students understand their capacity in the energy field.

How are fossil fuels are created?

Careers in the energy industry…

Underground Miner

What we use energy for?

How do we use energy?

www.oocities.org

Coal

• Used for 3,000 years • 40% of electricity is produced by coal • 6 billion tons a year used

surface or !opencast mining

http://www.worldcoal.org/coal/coal-mining/

www.rtcc.org

ilovemountains.org

underground or 'deep' miningROOM & PILLAR

MININGLONGWALL MINING

www.dol.gov

mitchellpayes.com

kaydawnsblog.blogspot.com

Natural Gas

Drilling

Vertical Drilling

Horizontal Drilling

Pictures of a polished section of Marcellus Shale in reflected light.

Fracture Shale rock formation

0.2 millimeters

Hydraulic Fracturing

The Site

technologygreenenergy.blogspo

Solar Energy

www.l-g-construction.com

Wind Energy

www.epa.gov

Biomass Energy

uhaweb.hartford.edu

www.energy.ca.gov

Hydroelectric Energy

www.worldwideenergyinc.com

Geothermal Energy

www.conserve-energy-future.com

oilprice.co

Nuclear Energy

guprogressive.com