Current Energy Production
This energy school of thought is centered on fossil fuels and is slow to change.
Incumbent View
This greenhouse gas is released in massive amounts when fossil fuels are burned.
What is carbon dioxide
Q: This energy source was the key to Pakistan’s clean energy development.
What is solar?
These devices on homes measure electricity use to report to utilities companies.
What is a meter
This country does not have a great high speed rail system in place
USA
This energy school of thought focuses on emissions, policy targets, and a moral obligation to fix climate change
Climate view
This attribute of fossil fuels allows a small amount of gasoline to provide more energy per pound than EV batteries
What is high energy density
Q: Turbines on land or off shore turn this natural force into electricity
What is wind?
Smart grids allow this kind of power flow between providers and users.
What is two way?
This type of clean energy public transport has higher upfront cost but lower operational costs than its gas powered counterpart
Electric busses
This country was the first electro-state
China
Q: The fossil fuel system is disadvantaged because burning these fuels results in a loss of energy in this form.
What is heat?
This technology uses heat from the beneath the Earth’s surface to generate power
What is geothermal
Detailed data collection of energy use raises this concern.
What is Privacy Concern
A consolidated area with lots of public transport options
What is an intermodal hub?
This energy system gets cheaper with scale
What is electro-tech
Q: This environmental hazard occurs when toxic power plant emissions mix with moisture in the atmosphere and fall to the ground.
What is acid rain?
This liquid burns cleanly as an alternative to oil
What is methanol
The 2015 attacks on Ukraine’s power gird are an example of what risk of connected infrastructure?
What is cybersecurity risk?
These 4 types of public transport were discussed in this presentation
High speed rail, micromobility, light rail, electric busses
This was the year of peak fossil fuel use in industry
What is 2014
Q: While coal is estimated to last over a century, these two fossil fuels are at risk of being completely depleted much sooner.
What is oil and natural gas?
This element is the primary driver in nuclear reactors
What is Uranium
This practice has customers change their use schedule for cheaper energy.
What is demand response?
A full bus or train beats a car on emissions when you measure them per this unit
Consumption of energy per passenger mile