THE TRAVEL OF ENERGY THE TRAVEL OF ENERGY THROUGH TIMETHROUGH TIME

Elina AunbaumElina AunbaumKristi UiboKristi Uibo

Kristi VeskemaaKristi VeskemaaJelena JerastovaJelena Jerastova

Energy use few decades agoEnergy use few decades ago

Oil shale energyOil shale energy Oil shale is sedimentary rock , Oil shale is sedimentary rock ,

brought 400- 500 million years agobrought 400- 500 million years ago is used for generating electricity or is used for generating electricity or

producing synthetical oilproducing synthetical oil Quarried in minesQuarried in mines As long as oil shale is found in As long as oil shale is found in

Estonia, it is used for generating Estonia, it is used for generating energy energy

Generating energy from burning Generating energy from burning wastewaste

The calorific value of waste is The calorific value of waste is compared with the calorific value of compared with the calorific value of oil shaleoil shale

It helps to reduce dumping wasteIt helps to reduce dumping waste Effective opportunity for generating Effective opportunity for generating

energy and heat togetherenergy and heat together

Nuclear powerNuclear power

Uses nuclear fission energy Uses nuclear fission energy Ascribed as an economical and perspective Ascribed as an economical and perspective

energyenergy Building power stations is very expensiveBuilding power stations is very expensive May cause big environmental problemsMay cause big environmental problems Dumping radioactive waste is a big problemDumping radioactive waste is a big problem Estonia wants to participate in Lithuanian Estonia wants to participate in Lithuanian

project (new nuclear power station)project (new nuclear power station) Year 2023- to build power station - output Year 2023- to build power station - output

60MW 60MW

Alternative energyAlternative energy HydroenergyHydroenergy Wind energyWind energy Solar energySolar energy Biomass energyBiomass energy

Hydrogen energyHydrogen energy Safe and gainfulSafe and gainful Research in processResearch in process

Role of energy in everyday lifeRole of energy in everyday life

People use in everyday lifePeople use in everyday life Heat energy (electical, oil, stove, Heat energy (electical, oil, stove,

gas, coal, peat )gas, coal, peat ) ElectricityElectricity Natural energy (petroleum, oil shale, Natural energy (petroleum, oil shale,

wind energy, solar energy)wind energy, solar energy) Chemical energy (batteries) Chemical energy (batteries)

The role of energy in futureThe role of energy in future

Need of energy enlarges three timesNeed of energy enlarges three times Environmental problems insist of Environmental problems insist of

changing energychanging energy Main source of energy – nuclear Main source of energy – nuclear

powerpower Using natural resources- coal, oil Using natural resources- coal, oil

shale, peat e.t.c.shale, peat e.t.c.

Bigger accent to recovering energyBigger accent to recovering energy Building windparks, hydroelectric Building windparks, hydroelectric

plants, solarpanelsplants, solarpanels Estonia has enough recovering Estonia has enough recovering

energyenergy Do not depend on oil shale energyDo not depend on oil shale energy Combined energy- alternative energy Combined energy- alternative energy

+ natural resources+ natural resources More and more use recovering More and more use recovering

energy energy

Use of energy in futureUse of energy in future

Oil shale energyOil shale energy Generating energy from burning Generating energy from burning

wastewaste Nuclear powerNuclear power Biomass energyBiomass energy Alternative energyAlternative energy Hydrogen energy Hydrogen energy

Alternative sources of energyAlternative sources of energy

Solar energySolar energy Wind energyWind energy Biomass energyBiomass energy Hydroenergy Hydroenergy

Biomass energyBiomass energy

Energy produced from wood, brushwood, Energy produced from wood, brushwood, canebrake e.t.c.canebrake e.t.c.

Sufficient resources ( half of territory is Sufficient resources ( half of territory is woodland)woodland)

Time of recovering is quite shortTime of recovering is quite short

HydroenergyHydroenergy

Quite cheap, environmentally Quite cheap, environmentally friendlyfriendly

In Estonia no big riversIn Estonia no big rivers

Wind energyWind energy Quite big resourcesQuite big resources Environmentally friendlyEnvironmentally friendly Dependance from nature, weatherDependance from nature, weather

Solar energySolar energy

Environmentally friendlyEnvironmentally friendly

Can not be used in Estonia in winterCan not be used in Estonia in winter