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Energy Management (Renewable energy (Solar (:check: (Suitable for small…
Energy Management
Renewable energy
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Biomass
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Releases smoke, unhealthy
Supplies limited, takes up food crop space
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Chambamontera
Where?
Isolated community in Andes Mountains, Peru
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Why?
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1700m of steep slopes, rough roads
Uneconomic to build electricity grid, low pop. dens.
Scheme
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High rainfall, steep slopes, fast-flowing rivers for power
Cost $51,000, $750 per family (average)
Government money, investment from Japan, credit for residents
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Benefits
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Reduced deforestation, no need to burn wood
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Reduced fire risk, no need for kerosene lights
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Sustainable energy
carbon footprint - total emissions created, expressed as CO₂ equivalent
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Transport
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Carbon fibre, lighter material
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Global supply factors
Physical
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Power stations require flat, stable land
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Political
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International agreements e.g. Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord
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Energy insecurity
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Solutions
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Exploit existing resources - hostile, dangerous & sensitive
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Gas
Fracking
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3% gas lost during extraction, more harmful than CO₂
Camisea project
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Gas is cleanliest of fossil fuels, less risk
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Corruption within government, gas used as political weapon