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Alternative Energy
Kent Career Tech Center Celebrating 40 Years
Danette Bull, Instructor
What is Alternative Energy?
al·ter·na·tive One of the things, propositions, or courses of action that can be chosen
en·er·gy Many available definitions, but the ones we learn about include generating power (electricity), using the sun’s or earth’s heat as supplements, and alternative fuels
Power Generation
Large-scale wind farm
Alternative Energy Wind energy project
Small-scale residential wind
Kent Career Tech Center Celebrating 40 Years
Power Generation, cont.
Large-scale hydroelectricity
Micro-hydroelectricity for a small village
Alternative Energy Hydroelectricity project
Kent Career Tech Center Celebrating 40 Years
Power Generation, cont.
Large-scale and residentialSolar PV
Alternative EnergySolar PV project…still to come
Solar Thermal
Large-scaleand residentialSolar Thermal
Alternative Energyand HVAC-R jointSolar Thermal project
Kent Career Tech Center Celebrating 40 Years
Geothermal
Large-scaleand residentialgeothermal
Still to come….Alternative Energy &HVAC-R joint geothermal project
Local Geothermal NewsNew installations at:
•Kent County Correctional Facility
•63rd District Courthouse
Alternative Fuels
Electric cars
Ethanol
Biodiesel
Alternative Energy Blenders
Departmental Rotations
Aviation Maintenance
Residential Construction
HVAC
Engineering
Auto Maintenance
Aviation Maintenance Rotation
Why Alternative Energy?
Compare/contrast to conventional energy
Renewable
Pros and cons
Where to use it
How it works
Policy issues
Jobs Outlook is Great!!!
High School Credit
1.0 Science0.5 Math
0.5 Language Arts
V = IR
P = rCpA2V3
Kent Career Tech Center Celebrating 40 Years
Come Visit Us!!
KCTCAlternative Energy