{"id":419,"date":"2021-06-11T05:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T05:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sustainability-physics\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2021-06-11T05:50:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T05:50:53","slug":"theme-summary-renewables","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sustainability-physics\/theme-summary-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme summary: Renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Theme:\u00a0Renewables<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Topic: Wind\u00a0Power: KS4 and 5\u00a0(estimated time for average student 40min)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web Slide set:\u00a0Wind: How significant for our future<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alasdair is a Lancaster Physics Graduate who always wanted to work in sustainability and loves his job. He is an operational analyst working from Chester and overseas Community Power\u2019s wind farms in Scotland.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A nice link to GridWatch which gives the current % of electricity generation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Good homework exercise with lots of information\u00a0from Alasdair\u00a0about wind\u00a0farms and the design and positions of wind turbines. There is a KS4 calculation to find out how many homes can be supplied with electrical power from a wind farm\u00a0using Energy = Power x time (kWh)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a sequence which develops the turbine equation from a\u00a0descriptive viewpoint from the KE equation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are 4 interview videos:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alasdair introduces himself (2.16)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alasdair describing wind turbine design (5.35)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alasdair and the environmental impact of wind turbines (2.47)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alastair describes his job (6.41)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary scorecard \/ 25\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Topic: Wave energy converters:\u00a0KS4 \u00a0<\/span><\/b>(estimated time for average student 10min)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web Slide set: Wave energy converters:<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prof George Aggidis chats about his favourite\u00a0design in wave\u00a0energy\u00a0converters.\u00a0The\u00a0TALOS uses the principle of Newton\u2019s 1<\/span>st<\/span>\u00a0law and the concept of inertia.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The slide set includes a drag and drop summary question.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Video time: 3.19<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scorecard: \/6<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Topic: Tidal energy vs Wind Energy:\u00a0KS4 \u00a0<\/span><\/b>(estimated time for average student 10min)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web Slide set: Tidal energy vs wind energy<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prof Aggidis explains why we are so far behind with the development of tidal turbines compared to wind turbines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a drag and drop summary question and a good challenging one on the size of the tidal turbine blades compared to the wind turbines<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Video 3.37<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scorecard\/ 7<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Topic: Tidal Barrages:\u00a0KS4 \u00a0<\/span><\/b>(estimated time for average student 20min)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web Slide set: Tidal Barrages in the NW<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Activity:\u00a0This is a great question for REVISION PE, efficiency, and density.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prof Aggidis explains the need for tidal barrages due to rising sea levels and flooding. He gives examples of the power which could be generated in the NW which is compares to a nuclear power station.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There follows a summary drag and drop question and then a calculation of the power generation from a proposed tidal lagoon of the North Wales coast. The mechanism of the lagoon is explained and then the slides carefully go through the power calculation which involve the concepts\/equations of density, PE and efficiency.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Video: 7.26<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scorecard\/ 12<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Topic: Energy from the sun:\u00a0KS4\u00a0and 5\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(estimated time for average student 30min)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web Slide set: Energy from the sun<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Activity: GCSE: good for solar power and intro to photons;\u00a0A level: good for energy level and how PV panels work<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This slide set introduces the student to various aspects of solar energy. The questions are carefully worded so the energy stories meet with the \u201cstores and pathways\u201d model.\u00a0The principles of the solar panels are explained, and the photon model of light introduced. Some good summary questions test the students\u2019 understanding.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the conceptual difficulty steps up a gear when Dr Lefteris Danos explains his research on how to make solar panels more efficient by adding layers of different materials.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are summary questions to test the student understanding and a question on how much area is need for future solar farms in the UK.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Video 1.38: explains\u00a0photon harvesting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Video\u00a0<\/span>2.37: explains how the future of solar panels will improve efficiency.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scorecard is 35<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Great question for A level when introducing photons.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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