Lecture 14

Alternative Fuels 

Today's objectives -

• To learn about nuclear energy and its disposal.
• To learn about renewable energy and its limitations.

Vocabulary -

nuclear energy –
nuclear waste –
    fission –
    low level –
    high level –
    radiation –
    radon –
solar power–
wind power –
hydroelectric power –
geothermal power –
tides –
methane hydrate –

Lecture Outline -

What is nuclear energy?
How do we dispose of nuclear wastes?
Renewable energy
    solar power
    wind power
    hydroelectric power
    geothermal power
    tides
Methane hydrates and the future