Research from Texas has shown that building wind farms affect the weather in surrounding areas. May be we need to start to re-think!
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April 30, 2012
October 22, 2011
The Worlds First Straw powered power station: Topic 3.3 : Energy Resources
Have just started to write a vcase study about alternative sustainable energy supplies – I have come across the Elean Straw Powered Power station. I seems that it is the first in the world, which I find a real surprise given the amount of grain straw produced around the world each year. Anyway links below lead to the FACE page about the project which has a great graphic of the process and the page for the company which runs the power station.
Might be an interesting basis for a real life IA concept in sustainable energy!!!!!!!
March 29, 2011
nuclear fusion
Controlled nuclear fusion possible within the next 20 years! I remember reading such articles 20 years ago.
I really enjoyed this Ted talk from Steven Cowley. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/steven_cowley_fusion_is_energy_s_future.html
March 28, 2011
topic 8
I have been teaching topic 8 recently and i find it an ideal place to try out some different types of activity. There is more scope for individual research and for debate when doing this topic.
This year I assigned each student one form of renewable energy and asked them to produce 2 or 3 slides on a google document. They were asked to
