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STIMULATING STATISTICS ABOUT ENERGY

Added on: 2nd Oct 2016

 

WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA WAS A TEENAGER

IN MALAWI WHO LEARNED HOW TO BUILD

A WINDMILL FROM A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY.

HE THEN WENT ON TO BUILD ONE AND

PROVIDE POWER TO HIS VILLAGE

William Kamkwamba was a teenager in Malawi who learned how to build a windmill from a book in the library. He then went on to build one and provide power to his village.

 

 

IN THE 70’S, RUSSIA CONSTRUCTED NUCLEAR

POWERED LIGHTHOUSES ALONG ITS COAST.

CURRENTLY, TWO OF THE GENERATORS ARE MISSING

In the 70s, Russia constructed nuclear powered lighthouses along its coast. Currently, two of the generators are missing

Despite it’s interesting power source, this stunning

lighthouse pales in comparison to the beautiful

lighthouses that dot the world’s coastlines.

 

 

EVERY SINGLE BATTERY ON EARTH PUT TOGETHER

WOULD ONLY POWER THE WORLD FOR ABOUT

10 MINUTES

Every single battery on Earth put together would only power the world for about 10 minutes

 

 

THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS CONSIDERING

USING TERMITES AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY

SOURCE. THEY PRODUCE NEARLY 2 LITRES OF

HYDROGEN BY SIMPLY INGESTING A PIECE OF

PAPER WHICH MAKES THEM ONE OF THE MOST

EFFICIENT BIOREACTORS ON EARTH!

The US Department of Energy is considering using termites as a renewable energy source. They produce nearly 2 liters of hydrogen by simply ingesting a piece of paper which makes them one of the most efficient bioreactors on Earth!

 

 

SINCE THE 70’S, NUCLEAR POWER HAS PREVENTED

NEARLY 2 MILLION DEATHS AS A RESULT OF

LOWER AIR POLLUTION

Since the 70s, nuclear power has prevented nearly 2 million deaths as a result of lower air pollution

 

 

COAL PLANTS EMIT ABOUT 100 TIMES THE AMOUNT

OF RADIATION (FROM FLY ASH) AS AN EQUIVALENT

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Coal plants emit about 100 times the amount of radiation (from fly ash) as an equivalent nuclear plant

 

 

SWEDISH ORE TRAINS GENERATE 5 TIMES THE AMOUNT

OF ELECTRICITY THEY USE UP AS THEY TRAVEL

DOWN THE COAST. THE EXTRA ENERGY IS

USED TO POWER NEARBY TOWNS

Swedish ore trains generate 5 times the amount of electricity they use up as they travel down the coast. The extra energy is used to power nearby towns

 

 

WITHIN A SPAN OF 6 HOURS, EARTH'S DESERTS

ABSORB MORE ENERGY FROM THE SUN THAN ALL

OF HUMANITY USES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE

OF THE YEAR

With a span of 6 hours, Earth's deserts absorb more energy from the sun than all of humanity uses throughout the course of the year

 


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