1. Energy Crisis: What can we
do?
Chen Bosen (Plane) 08530408
Yang Hansen (Hansen) 08533725

2. Background
• Growing energy demand
• Limited reserves of fossil fuels
• Environmental concerns
---CO2 emissions, pollution, etc.

3. Growing energy demand

4. Limited reserves of fossil fuels

5. Environmental concerns

6. Now !!!
We are in
Energy
Crisis.

7. What can we
do?

8. Solution
• Reduce energy use
• Develop new energy

9. How to reduce
energy use?

10. Reduce residential
energy use
• Use the electricity-saving device
• Form awareness of saving energy
• ……

11. Use the electricity-
saving device

12. Form awareness of
saving energy

13. Reduce transportation
energy use
• Use the hydro vehicle
• Use public transportation
• ……

14. Use the hydro vehicle

15. Use public transportation

16. Reduce industrial
energy use
• High efficient production
• Improve the equipment
• ……

17. What can be
developed into new
energy?

18. The new energy
• Renewable energy
• Nonrenewable energy
---Natural gas, etc.

19. We should choose
renewable energy if
possible.

20. Why renewable energy?

21. Renewable VS Nonrenewable
• Renewable
• ---unlimited, sustainable, clean
• Nonrenewable
• ---limited, expensive

22. Renewable resources
• Wind
• Solar
• Hydro
• Waves
• Biomass
• ……

23. Wind

24. Solar

25. Hydro

26. Waves

27. Biomass

28. Now you will see a
case.

29. A Case of solution to
energy crisis
(California)

30. Generation Capacity in California
by Source
Solar/Wind
Nuclear 3% Other Non-
8% Fossil Fuel
3%
Geothermal
5%
Natural Gas
52%
Hydroelectric
27%
Other Fossil
Fuel
2%
Generation Capacity: 55,500 MW
Import Capacity: 8,000 MW
Source: California Energy Commission

31. Future Steps/Objectives
by Mohsen Nazemi, P.E.
Assistant Deputy Executive Officer
• Accelerate Replacement & Control of
Existing Dirty Units
• Support/Promote Use of Clean New
Generation Technologies for New Power
Plants and Distributed Generation
• Support/Promote Environmental Dispatch
(Use Cleanest Units first and Dirtiest Units
last and only to Avoid Emergencies)

32. • Address Power Plant Emissions Impacts
on RECLAIM and RTC Prices
• Minimize Use of Existing Diesel-fired
Emergency Back-Up
• Implement Executive Orders
• Support/Promote Conservation Efforts

33. Conclusion
Facing energy crisis, reducing
energy use and developing
new energy are efficient ways.

34. Beat it!!!

35. References
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36. Thank you