Future Energy Leaders’ ClubOnline Energy Course for High School

Students in NigeriaAlternative source of power generation

Green Alternatives

Solar Power

• PV panels are also beginning to make a contribution in more remote areas where it may well be cheaper than alternatives such as diesel.

Nils Elzenga

Wind Power

• Examples in Africa and the world• Onshore and offshore• Source of wind power• Range of generating capacity• Principle of operation

Other Green Alternatives

• Geothermal• Micro hydro plant• Bio energy – Ethanol– Biodiesel)

http://www.carbonneutral.com/

Energy for transportation

Ethanol as a substitute of fuel

Fuel cells – cars that runs on water

Renewable Energy

• Solar (The DESSERTEC Project).• Types PV and Heat• PV and CSP, OSC, C-Si, fabric and flexible SC • Mode of operation (little animation)• Applications (Street lighting, calculators, traffic

control, residential, solar road-ways, space applications, wrist-watch, fabric, industrial etc,)

• Range of generating capacity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStFvcz9Or4