Earlham Geology Seminar Readings Web Page
The Future of Global Energy Utilization from a Geologic Perspective
Fall 2002
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Pictures of our field trip to the Richmond Power and Light Coal-Fired Generating Station
Senior Presentations Hannah Bloom -- Solar America [Powerpoint] [Acrobat notes] Nathan Cline -- Mechanical Today, Chemical Future: Fuel Cells are the Way of the Future [PowerPoint] [Acrobat Notes] Andrew Graham -- A History of Oil in Iraq: From Geology to Geopolitics [PowerPoint] [Acrobat Notes] Chris Hartman -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Petroleum Resources and Environmental Problems [PowerPoint] [Acrobat Notes] |
Intro Readings
United States Energy Policy 2001
CEC 2001 The North American Mosaic
UCS 2001 Switching to Renewable Energy
Broecker 1997 Will Our Ride into the Greenhouse be a Smooth One?
Geothermal
Hydropower
Ocean Thermal
Iqbal 1976 Use of Mixtures as Working Fluids in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Cycles
Tidal Energy
Solar Energy
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/rea_data/chapter2.html#solar
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Coal
Petroleum
Deffeyes, 2001, Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage
Note: While this link is to an excerpt, we are reading the entire book in class.
How to Prepare Effective and Professional Scientific Presentations
Strunk and White, The Elements of Style Online
Cockerill, 2001, When Presentations Go Bad, I and II
Hansen, 1988, The Poster Session: A Guide to Preparation
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2002, Ronald L. Parker
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December 19, 2002