renewable energy: reduce greenhouse gas and dependence on oil
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Renewable Energy: Reduce Greenhouse Gas and Dependence on Oil. Peter Ping Liu, Ph D, PE, OCP, CQE and CSTM Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Study School of Technology Center for Clean Energy Research and Education Eastern Illinois University. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Renewable Energy: Reduce Greenhouse Gas and
Dependence on Oil
Peter Ping Liu, Ph D, PE, OCP, CQE and CSTMProfessor and Coordinator of Graduate Study
School of TechnologyCenter for Clean Energy Research and Education
Eastern Illinois University
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The Earth seems to be endless. Its resources seems to be unlimited. It still exists next morning when we wake up. “2012” seems be just a non-
scientific prophecy. But, slowly, and perhaps, unnoticeably, something is happening.
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Carbon dioxide is a major permanent green house gas.
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This Sept. 7, 2010 picture provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a walrus calf looking out from the group at the beach line near Point Lay, Alaska. Tens of thousands of walruses have come ashore in northwest Alaska because the sea ice they normally rest on has melted. Federal scientists say this massive move to shore by walruses is unusual in the United States. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey)Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/slideshow/ALeqM5jkeClh5thU2svqQ7A0w-J662aFRwD9I7A3J00?index=0
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As of April 8, 2011, the oil price is $112.79 in NYMEX.
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Renewable energy to reduce dependence to petroleum resources.
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Why Renewable Energy?
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Renewable Energy Center
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Process Flow DiagramCourtesy Gary Reed
wood chips, miscanthusor other chopped biomassstored in hopper for fuel
chips moved by augeras needed
chips are “gasified” at 1350 degrees
gas is combusted in a boiler
soluble ash
low-emissions discharge through stack
campus steam
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Center for Clean Energy Research and Education (CENCERE)
Laboratory Gasifier System
BSC Advisory Board 14
Renewable Energy Center
Energy Research and Education Lab (including a business incubator)
Energy Crop Plots
Energy Park at EIUAn Engine for Regional Economy
A Gateway to Communities
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Questions?