Basic energy concepts future energy leaders' club session 1
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Future Energy Leaders’ Club
Online Energy Course for High School Students in Nigeria
Basic Energy Concepts
Energy is the ability or capacity to do work.
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Forms of Energy
• Electrical energy• Mechanical energy• Heat energy• Chemical energy• Wind energy• Sound energy• Atomic energy
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Energy Consumption
A map depicting world energy consumption per capita based on 2003 data from the International Energy Agency.
The World Bank : Kilograms of oil equivalent (2011)
Sources of Energy
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Energy terms and units
• The basic S.I unit of energy is called Joules.• Joule (J = N x m) Power: Watt (J / s)• The energy released when an apple falls one
meter to the ground.• It takes about 15 J for a young man to keep up
with his daily activity
• Power = energy / time• Energy = power x time
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Renewable energy
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Power
Challenge LONDN
Class Activity
• Initial class formation• Interaction among members
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