Urban Energy
10 important questions on Urban Energy
What are the two laws of energy?
- Energy Efficiency
Which forms of energy are there?
2 Nuclear
3 Gravitational
4 Radiant
5 Electrical
6 Sound
7 Thermal
8 Motion
9 Mechanical
What is 'Watt hour' (Wh)
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What are the common aspects of energy?
- Consumption
- Delivery
What are factors influencing energy demand?
- time of day/year
- use of renewables
What are factors influencing energy supply?
- tech for energy transfer and storage
Why are we still using fossil fuels?
- simple and effective technology
Why should we move away from fossil fuels?
- political: most fossil fuels come from unstable countries
- economical: once tech is mature, cost of production goes down
What are challenges of Renewable Energy Supply (RES)?
- limited storage in grid
How do we undergo the energy transition?
- shift from a fossil-based to a majority of renewable energy
- increasing energy efficiency and demand management
- maintain system quality and reliability.
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