This is a set of posters I made, summarising my research on new technological developments for different Energy Sources. It also contains some brief information as to the environmental impacts of these systems too
The Energy Sources included are: Coal, Oil + Gas, Nuclear, Solar, Hydro-Electric, ...
Environmental impacts
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coz emmisions when burnt
a otheremmis ions from impurities
nitrogen one
habitatdamageduringextraction carboncapture storage
waterpollution cos is when the coz emmisions from
cozemissionsthroughtransportation industrialprocesses are capturedandthen
i can cause
smog acidrain injectedintorock formations for permanent
i produce ashparticles air pollution
storage meaningcooncompanies can claim
they're carbonneutron
carbon onset
when coar orother companies onsettheir carbonemmissions e.gdonatingtocharities
thatplanttrees ratherthanreducingthem
highexiciency low emissionplants Here
theseare alsocaned supercritical and ultra supercritical and arebasic any coalplantsthat have
amuonhigheresticiency thereforereducingemissions by about asi as although itdoes also
increasecosts
Coar gasification I liquification
usingsteamandoxygen toturnthecon intocarbonmonoxideandnygrogen this reduces the environmen
impacts as theydonthave to mine for the coal theycan just liquefy it
property
Density no
cost 3 1 10
Environmentalimpacts I 10
Intermittency a lo
ease of storage 7 1 10
Geographicalconstraints 6 1 10
g ummm
, of gag
environmentalists
co emissions when burnt
otherimpurities e.gmethane also released
i cancausesmog I acid rain
extractioncan disruptwildlifeand
damagepubliclands
on pollution spins can bedetrimental to
surroundingwildwee communities
gasextractioncancause earthquakes
new developments
Sensors
sensorscanbeplacedaroundonpipelines infrastructureto monitorthem thereforereducing
thewinerynooo iimpacts of an oil spill
enhanced on recovery Eor
this is when youreducethe viscosityof the oil beforepumpingextra wadsdownin order
to increase on recoveryfrom 20 ooo
Enhanced GasRecovery Ear
similar to eor involvesthings such as maintainingpressurethroughthe use ofinjectedgases
fracking
whenshareroom is owneduntoand
Properfly fractured then fluids arepumpeddown
to forceout the gas oiltrapped within
the roarlayers
Density 8 1 10
Cost 4 to
Environmentalimpacts 2 io 9
this increasesnowmuon on can be
intermittency recoveredfrom one site whilst also reducing
Predictability co c lo habitatdamage as only one on rig wen
Easeof storage 7 1 10 is required
Geographicalconstraints
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