ENERGY RESOURCE PLANThomas Brantley

SCI/275 November 30, 2014

Thomas Bellinger

OVERVIEW

• Energy Conservation

• Education Training and incentives

• Renewable resource

• Challenges

ENERGY CONSERVATION

• Adding renewable energy sources

• Install newer energy efficient machines

• Education and training

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• New technologies and equipment

• Government standards and new procedures

• Environmental effects and public health

• Go green for a sustainable future

INCENTIVES

• Environmental health

• Public health

• Cost savings affects the bottom line

• Incentive bonuses for employees

SOLAR ENERGY

• Powerful energy source

• An abundant supply of energy

• Several available technologies

Solar Energy Canada. (n.d.).

SOLAR ENERGY

• Photovoltaic panels

Acushnet Alternative Heating. (2014).

PROS AND CONS

• Fuel for solar energy is free (pro)

• Panels and energy storage cost (con)

• Almost an unlimited resource (pro)

• Manufacturing of devices causes pollution (con)

CHALLENGES

• The sun does not shine 24 hours a day

• Cloudy and rainy days

• Power storage systems (batteries)

CONCLUSION

• Stepping away from nonrenewable sources

• Conservation strategies

• New technologies and training

• Benefits and challenges

RESOURCE

Acushnet Alternative Heating. (2014). Retrieved from http://acushnetalternativeheating.com/why-solar/

Chiras, D.D. (2013). Environmental Science (9th ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2014). Solar Photovoltaic Technology Basics. Retrieved from http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_photovoltaics.html

Solar Energy Canada. (n.d.). Solar Panels – Solar Thermal Vs. Photovoltaic. Retrieved from http://solarenergycanada.org/solar-panels-solar-thermal-vs-photovoltaic/