CLEAN Energy for Singapore

Secondary 2 Express

Background There has been report on the energy use by all households that has

gone up tremendously since 1995. Energy use by three-room HDB flats had shot up by 70% while the consumption for four- or five-room flats rose by a third.

This can be a matter of concern if energy use is not controlled. This is because Singapore does not have its own energy resources and is dependent on oil from the Middle East and natural gas from Malaysia and Indonesia to power its industries, commerce, transport and homes. Any increase in consumption means a higher import leading to higher cost borne by the people.

Moreover, oil and natural gas are non-renewable energy resources which means that they cannot be replaced but will be depleted over time. With dwindling oil supplies from oil producing countries, this will affect Singapore's status as a major oil refining centre in Asia.

Assignment

In your groups, you are to do a research presentation on the following:  *    the main types of energy resources used in Singapore

*    ways of generating these energy resources in Singapore *    ways of conserving energy *    alternative energy resources (ways of harnessing, the pros and cons in

terms of efficiency, cost, environmental impact, etc) *    the best alternative energy resource for Singapore (reasons for choice

and why other alternative energy resources are not chosen) 

Choose your task:

  As a group, you will do a 3-5 mins group

poster presentation or a PowerPoint presentation on the above areas.

or Create a 2-3 minute video clip on the above.

Refer to the following websites.

Resources

Energy - General Energyhttp://www.totalfinaelf.com/us/html/de/in/dein1-1.htm History of Energy, Its Forms and Many Related Topicshttp://www.swifty.com/apase/charlotte/formse.html Union of Concerned Scientistshttp://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy/page.cfm?

pageID=77 Power for Sustainable Futurehttp://www.sustainableenergy.qld.edu.au/sources

Fossil Fuels (Oil and Natural Gas)

 Energy Information Administrationhttp://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/singapor.html United Nations: Sustainable Developmenthttp://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/singapor/natur.htm Learning About Saving Energy: What is Energy?http://205.168.79.27/erec/factsheets/savenrgy.html Alternative Fuels Data Centre: Natural Gashttp://www.afdc.nrel.gov/altfuel/natural_gas.html

Alternative Energy Resources: Wind

The National Wind Technology Centrehttp://www.nrel.gov/wind Danish Wind Industry Associationhttp://www.windpower.dk/tour/index.htm Renewable Resource Data Centrehttp://rredc.nrel.gov/wind America Wind Energy Association http://

www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets.html Wind Energy FAQhttp://www.awea.org/faq/ 

Alternative Energy Resources: Solar

Alternative Fuels Data Centre: Solarhttp://www.afdc.nrel.gov/altfuel/solar.html Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network: Solarhttp://www.eren.doe.gov/RE/solar.html Home Power: Solar Energyhttp://www.homepower.com/education/comp_pv.cfmNews from Solar Electric Light Fund

http://www.imakenews.com/solarlight/e_article000032548.cfm

US Department of Energyhttp://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/solar.html

Alternative Energy Resources: Hydroelectric PowerPower Matters: Hydroelectric Powerhttp://www.tva.gov/power/hydro.htm National Renewable Energy Labhttp://www.nrel.gov/clean_energy/

hydroelectric_power.htmlEnergy Fact Sheet

http://www.iclei.org/efacts/hydroele.htmUSGS

http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/wuhy.htmlUS Department of Energy

http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/hydropower.html

Alternative Energy Resources: Nuclear PowerNuclear Information and Resource Centrehttp://www.nirs.org/factsheets/fctsht.htm World Nuclear Organisationhttp://www.world-nuclear.org/education/education.htmNuclear Energy Institute

http://www.nei.org/Nuclear Energy for Today and Tomorrow

http://pw1.netcom.com/~res95/energy/nuclear.htmlQuestions and Answers

http://www.nuc.umr.edu/~ans/QA.html

Search Engines

 You can make use of the following search engines to

get more web information on Energy Resources: Yahoohttp://yahoo.com Altavistahttp://altavista.com Googlehttp://google.com

Conclusion

Well done, everyone! You have completed your task!

Reflection:

1. What have you learnt about energy resources?2. What thinking skills have you applied to this project?3. What National Education message is relevant for this project?4. How have you worked together as a team and as individual

members?5. What would you have done better if you were involved in

similar type of work the next time?

This reflection log will be done in class after all the presentation has been presented.