Power Generation

Posted September 7, 2021

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Power Generation

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The power required to get this podcast into your ears was brought to you in part by wind, water, coal, gas, and a generous contribution from the old sky guy himself: The Sun! 

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[Fact Off]

Power from cheese & mayo (biogas)

https://epa.gov/anaerobic-digestion/basic-information-about-anaerobic-digestion-ad

https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-biogasconverting-waste-to-energy

https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.5021214#:~:text=It%20is%20wellknown%20that%20the,well%20%5B5%2D7%5D

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/

https://statenews.com/article/2017/04/msu-uses-mayonnaise-anaerobic-digester

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a18700/french-power-plant-runs-on-cheese/

Sensorfish for dams

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a7459/the-robot-fish-that-led-to-better-dam-designs/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a26135053/robotic-sensor-fish/

https://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=1046

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/827634

[Ask the Science Couch]

Micro hydro power

https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/microhydropower-systems

https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/types-hydropower-plants

https://energypedia.info/wiki/Micro_Hydro_Power_(MHP)_-_Pros_and_Cons

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/business/global/16iht-renmicro.html

https://sswm.info/water-nutrient-cycle/water-distribution/hardwares/water-network-distribution/hydropower-%28small-scale%29

[Butt One More Thing]

Pig poop ponds

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/11/22/781565978/big-companies-bet-on-cleaner-power-from-pig-poop-ponds

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