Solar Decontamination (SODIS)
What type of treatment is SODIS?
Point of use
What is the mechanism used to transform solar radiation concentrated into a receiver to an electric current?
Steam turbine
Name one on-site hydrologic impact of solar farms
many right answers! Land and streambank erosion, dripline topsoil compaction and pooling, increased quantity of runoff, decreased quality of runoff (sediment and heavy metals), decreased infiltration and ET, soil moisture depletion
What is the name of the action of placing solar panels on water ?
Floating photovoltaics
How many articles did we write Reflective Essays for?
7
What is an example of a country where SODIS is currently used?
India, Vietnam, Ghana, South Africa, Brazil, Kenya
Where are 92% of operational CSP systems located in the US?
the Southwest (California, Arizona, Nevada)
Name one solution or BMP on solar farms.
Proper site grading, addition of topsoil, increased row interspace, native vegetation with high infiltration capacity, erosion control strips below panel drip line, stormwater management structures (piped drainage, collection swales, infiltration ditches)
What year was the first Photovoltaics project implemented ?
2007
What do grad students have to do for a final instead of making a cool fun Jeopardy game?
write a final paper
What can be placed in water to reduce turbidity?
Sodium Chloride
What are the 3 types of CSP systems?
Parabolic troughs, power towers, and thermal storage systems
Name one heavy metal found in solar panels.
Silver, lead, arsenic, cadmium
What famous dam hosts the New Energy solar farm in China that generates power for 94,000 households ?
Three Gorges Dam
Where did we go on our field trip?
VT Mussel Lab
What turbidity level renders SODIS ineffective?
30 NTU
What is the difference between wet cooling and dry cooling of CSP systems?
Wet cooling uses water to dissipate heat in the condenser before being sent to an evaporative cooling tower, and dry cooling blows air over steam pipes to dissipate energy.
How are solar farms regulated in Virginia?
detached impervious surfaces
What weather event caused the damage of floating solar panels in the Yamakura Dam ?
Typhoon Faxai
Which is better: Kahoot or Jeopardy?
idk Kahoot has better music but Jeopardy has teams
How much of a reduction in diarrheal cases occurred in the Bolivia case study?
33%
Why may effluent from municipal wastewater treatment facilities not be feasible as an alternative method for wet cooling?
Most CSP sites are in remote desert areas, where municipal wastewater will have to be pumped in.
How many U.S. states have solar-specific guidelines?
12
How much revenue is generated from the use of the Photovoltaics on the Hangzhou Fengling Plant ?
$45 million per year
just take the 500 points.
you're welcome.