Alternative Fuel Project
Published on Feb 22, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
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NUCLEAR POWER
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NUCLEAR POWER IS AVAILABLE FROM POWER PLANTS ALL OVER THE US
THE US IS THE WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER OF NUCLEAR POWER
THE PROCESS USED TO GENERATE THE POWER
- Nuclear fission occurs in one of the plant's reactors
- The heat from the fission reaction is used to turn water into steam
- The steam turns turbines that generate electricity
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NUCLEAR POWER EMITS NO GASES HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT,BUT IT DOES PRODUCE RADIOACTIVE WASTE THAT MUST BE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF
NUCLEAR POWER HAS NOT BEEN ADAPTED TO TRANSPORTATION,
BUT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CREATE CARS THAT INCLUDE SMALL REACTORS
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ETHANOL CAN BE MADE FROM PLANT MATERIALS
IT CAN BE FOUND IN FARMS ACROSS THE US
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THE ENERGY IS CREATED BY BURNING THE ETHANOL,
SIMILAR TO HOW FOSSIL FUELS ARE NOW USED
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THE ENERGY FROM ETHANOL IS RELATIVELY CLEAN
AND COMPLETELY RENEWABLE: CROPS CAN REGROW
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Flexible fuel vehicles, of which there are 17.4 million on US roads, are already capable of using ethanol-heavy fuels
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ETHANOL PRODUCTION IS RELATIVELY CHEAP
BUT IT DOES REQUIRE MORE TRIPS TO THE PUMP
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