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Tiny Solutions to our BIG Energy Problem
What is Energy?
U.S. Energy Consumption by Source
www.eia.doe.gov
Fossil Fuels= 84% 2008
Problems with Fossil Fuels...
Problems with Fossil Fuels...
CO2CO2CO2
What is nanotechnology?
1) Harness Energy
2) Distribute Energy
3) Use Energy
Nanotechnology can improve how we:
Problems with Traditional Solar Panels
Flexible Thin Film Solar Panels
Courtesy: Nova
Nanoparticle Ink
“Printing” Process
Not just on the roof!
Courtesy: Nova
Nano-solar paint?
Courtesy: Nova
Carbon Nanotube
Lighting
For more information:
www.understandingnano.com (click on Energy Tab)
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/solar/ (“Saved by the Sun”)
www.energystar.gov (info on Tax Credits)
This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0532536.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Additional funding for development of this product was provided by the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center headquartered at Harvard University and the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing headquartered at Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the University of New Hampshire, with support from the National Science Foundation.
