Renewable Energy Emerging Emerging Technology Technology Ken O.

Renewable Energy Emerging Emerging Technology Technology Ken O. Richards EIN 5322 FEEDS

Background Background Solar SolarEnergy Energy Ocean OceanEnergy Energy Fuels Fuels What’s What’sHappening Happeningin inFlorida Florida

Background What is Renewable Energy? Types of Renewable Energy Sources Types of Technologies

Solar Energy Background How it works

Solar Technology What’s great about solar What are the draw backs

Emerging Solar Technologies projects that are paving the way NanoSolar

Emerging Solar Technologies projects that are paving Stirling Energy Systems

Ocean Technology

Ocean Ocean Currents Currents

Tidal Turbines

Fuels Technology Ethanol Bio-Diesel Other Alternatives

Ethanol

BioDiesel

How does Florida Measure? Government Private sector Research / Universities

A Florida Trend Trend Setter Setter Fuel Cells Lithium battery

Universities Universities FIU FAU UCF

Florida International University Applied Research Center http://www.arc.fiu.edu/research.asp

Florida Atlantic University Center For Excellence in Ocean Technology http://coet.fau.edu/?p overview

University of Central Florida Florida Solar Energy Center http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/

Questions ?

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