Scribd
Upload
207 views20 pages

Energy Engineering: Me Elective 1 Prepared By: Engr. Abigail Recacho

Energy engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines knowledge from physics, mathematics, chemistry, and environmental and economic engineering. It focuses on developing efficient and sustainable energy sources and technologies. The objectives of energy engineering include developing indigenous energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and introducing appropriate energy technologies. Energy engineers work to increase efficiency and develop renewable resources by pursuing jobs related to areas like managing wind farms, analyzing hydroelectric systems, and assessing alternative energy technologies and their environmental impacts.

Uploaded by

Melbert
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
207 views20 pages

Energy Engineering: Me Elective 1 Prepared By: Engr. Abigail Recacho

Energy engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines knowledge from physics, mathematics, chemistry, and environmental and economic engineering. It focuses on developing efficient and sustainable energy sources and technologies. The objectives of energy engineering include developing indigenous energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and introducing appropriate energy technologies. Energy engineers work to increase efficiency and develop renewable resources by pursuing jobs related to areas like managing wind farms, analyzing hydroelectric systems, and assessing alternative energy technologies and their environmental impacts.

Uploaded by

Melbert
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 20

ENERGY ENGINEERING

M E E L EC T I V E 1
P R E PAR E D BY:
E N G R . AB I G A I L REC AC HO
What is Energy Engineering?
Energy engineering is one of the more recent engineering disciplines to emerge.
Energy engineering combines knowledge from the fields of physics, math,
and chemistry with economic and environmental engineering practices.
Energy engineering or energy systems engineering is a broad field
of engineering dealing with:
energy efficiency
energy services
facility management
plant engineering
environmental compliance
alternative energy technologies
What is Energy Engineering?
Objectives of Energy engineering course:
develop indigenous sources of energy;
improve the efficiency of energy utilization, and;
Introduce appropriate energy technologies.
What is Energy Engineering?
Energy minimization is the purpose of this growing discipline. Often applied to
building design, heavy consideration is given to HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, to
both reduce energy loads and increase efficiency of current systems.
What Do Energy Systems Engineers Do?
Energy engineers apply their skills to increase efficiency and further
develop renewable sources of energy. The main job of energy engineers is
to find the most efficient and sustainable ways to operate buildings and
manufacturing processes.
Energy systems engineers pursue a variety of jobs and occupations. For
example, they might be hired to do any of the following:
Manage operations of a wind turbine farm
Analyze efficiency of hydro-electric power systems
Oversee production of innovative fuel-cell technologies
Evaluate the economic viability of new solar power installations
Assess the environmental impact of alternative energy systems
What Do Energy Systems Engineers Do?
Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce
energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or
remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating,
ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air
quality; or energy procurement.
Energy engineers audit the use of energy in those processes and suggest ways
to improve the systems. This means suggesting advanced lighting, better
insulation, more efficient heating and cooling properties of buildings. Although
an energy engineer is concerned about obtaining and using energy in the most
environmentally friendly ways, their field is not limited to strictly renewable
energy like hydro, solar, biomass, or geothermal. Energy engineers are also
employed by the fields of oil and natural gas extraction.
Energy Basics
Energy (E) --- is defined as the ability to do work
Work (W) --- is the expenditure of energy and is defined as
the product of a force (acting on an object times the
distance, d, that the object moves.
Power (P) --- rate at which the work is done (or rate at
which the work is expended), measured in W watts, 1watt =
1 joule/second, british unit is horsepower (hp) , 1 hp=746
watts
Forms of Energy
Kinetic energy
Gravitational potential energy
Thermal energy
Chemical energy
Nuclear energy
Electrical energy
Electromagnetic energy
Forms of Energy
Kinetic Energy --- associated with moving objects
Potential Energy --- thought in terms of gravitational potential
Thermal Energy --- of a gas results from the kinetic energy of the microscopic movement
of the molecules. Each molecule of gas has a kinetic energy associated with it that is given
by equation
Chemical Energy --- is the energy associated with chemical bonds, (interaction between
atomic electrons in material.)
Nuclear Energy --- is similar to chemical energy in that it is the energy associated with the
bonds between particles
Electrical Energy – is associated with electrons in a conductor. It is convenient to deal with
the macroscopic representation of electrical energy in terms of voltages and currents
without the need to be concerned with the microscopic description of the electrons.
Electromagnetic energy – may be thought of in terms of associated electric and magnetic
fields that form waves (such as light waves).
Energy Conversion
Energy conversions are an important aspect of utilization and
efficiency of these conversions is crucial to the viable utilization of
energy source.

In any process energy is always conserved.


Challenges for Energy Development
Factors that will influence our choices for new energy technologies
to pursue include the:
1. Availability of the necessary resources
2. Availability of the necessary technology
3. Consideration of economic factors
4. Consideration of social factors
5. Environmental impact
6. Consideration of political factors
7. Ability to integrate new technology with existing technology
What is a “resource”?
A) Things that humans can use.
B) Fuel supplies already discovered that can be used in the future.
C) Recovery of waste products to convert into materials that can be
used again.
What is a “resource”?
A resource is anything we can use to help us live and work
Oil, coal, gas, trees, soil, wind, waves, sun, people, the countryside,
water, rocks etc
Conflict over ownership, depletion, pollution
Conventional energy sources are:

 (a) Fossil fuel energy


 (b) Hydraulic energy

 (c) Nuclear energy


ENERGY RESOURCES

Non-Renewable Energy Resources


Renewable Energy Resources
Alternative Energy Resources
Non-Renewable Energy Resources
energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished
in our lifetimes—or even in many, many lifetimes.
resource of economic value that
cannot be readily replaced by
natural means on a level equal to
its consumption. Most fossil fuels,
such as oil, natural gas and coal
are considered non-renewable
resources in that their use is not
sustainable because their
formation takes billions of years.
Renewable Energy Resources
is energy that is generated from natural processes that are
continuously replenished. This includes sunlight, geothermal heat,
wind, tides, water, and various forms of biomass. This energy cannot
be exhausted and is constantly renewed.
Alternative Energy Resources
is a term used for an energy source that is
an alternative to using fossil fuels.
Generally, it indicates energies that are
non-traditional and have low
environmental impact. The term
alternative is used to contrast with fossil
fuels according to some sources. By most
definitions alternative energy doesn't harm
the environment, a distinction which
separates it from renewable energy which
may or may not have significant
environmental impact.
Sustainability
Sustainability (from sustain and ability) is the property of biological systems to
remain diverse and productive indefinitely. Long-lived and
healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems. In more
general terms, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes.

Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth


to continue supporting human life.
Sustainable Engineering
Sustainable engineering is the process of designing or operating systems such
that they use energy and resources sustainably, in other words, at a rate that
does not compromise the natural environment, or the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.

Sustainable urban design and


innovation: Photovoltaic ombrièr
e SUDI is an autonomous and
mobile station that replenishes
energy for electric vehicles
using solar energy.

You might also like