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TECHNICAL SEMINOR REPORT ON

Environment Impact of Reversible Energy Sources
SUBMITTING IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF FINAL YEAR DEGREE FOR
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
SUBMITTING
BY
S JYOTHSNA
(17701A0223
II B.TECH I-SEM
Under the Esteemed guidance of
Dr,P.B. CHENNAIAH Ph.D
Assistant Professor
In
DEPARTMENT OF EEE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

ANNAMACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES
(AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION)
(Approved By A.I.C.T.E, NewDelhi & Affiliated To Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Anantapur)
(Accredited By N.B.A. OF A.I.C.T.E, New Delhi)
(Accredited By NACC Of UGC, Bangalore)
New Boyanapalli, Rajampet-516126
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Outline
• Types of environmental impacts from ion and
energy product use
• Impacts from:
• Coal
• Natural gas (conventional)
• Natural gas (hydrofracturing) Photo by Satit
• Wind Srihin.

• Solar
• Hydropower
• Bioenergy
• Nuclear
• Conclusions
.
 Impacts from Solar
Power

• 1. Air
• Far fewer GHGemissions than from coal or other fossil fuels; no
GHGfrom solar power generation, but some from manufacturing,
materials transportation, installation, maintenance, and
decommissioning, i.e., lifecycle emissions
• PV (0.07 – 0.18 pounds CO2 eq./kWh vs. 1.4 – 3.6 pounds CO2
eq./kWh for coal)
• CSP (0.08 – 0.2 pounds CO2 eq./kWh vs. 1.4 – 3.6 pounds CO2
eq./kWh forcoal)
• 2. Water
• PVpanels do not use water in the production ofelectricity.
• Like any manufacturing process, some water is used to produce the
panels.
• Thin film PVpanels use rare-earth metals, which are mined in China,
where sstronger regulations are needed to protect waterand
wildlife.
• Concentrating solar power (CSP)with wet cooling requires
large amounts of water, like other thermal generators.
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 3. Land
 Solar power plants use large areas for collection of energy, and thus may interfere with
existing land uses and can impact the use of areas such as wilderness or recreational
managementareas.
 As energy systems may impact land through materials exploration, extraction,
manufacturingand disposal, energy footprints can become incrementally high.
 The construction of solar facilities on vast areas of land imposes clearing and grading, resulting
in soil compaction, alteration ofdrainage channels and increased erosion.
 4. Wildlife
 Habitat disruption anddestruction
 5. Human Health
 None.
 Conclusion
• All energy sources have some environmental impact.
• Types of impacts include: atmospheric (e.g., GHG, air
quality), water
(withdrawal/consumption and pollution), land (e.g.,
disturbanceor
pollution), wildlife damage (e.g., kills by strikingblade,
poisoning,
reduction of habitat), and direct human health (e.g.,
black lung disease, heavy metal poisoning).
• Some energy sources lead to far greater impacts than
do others.
• From worst to least:
• Coal >> NG (unconv.) > NG (conv.)> Nuclear* >Hydro
>> Biopower >Solar
> Wind
• *Reasonable arguments can be made about the placement of nuclear in this list. The lack of a long-term storage plan and the
potential for accidents, as well as for the spent fuel to be reprocessed into plutonium, which can be used to make bombs, are
concerns.