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Global Vision
Presentation Proposal:
Analyze the global issue with three perspectives and illustrate its influences
Environmental perspective (continuous development)
Solar Energy:
Refers to the light and heat of solar radiation from the sun is a growing range of
technologies utilized, for example, solar thermal collectors, solar photovoltaic power
generation, solar thermal power generation.
Advantages:
1) Solar energy is the most abundant human beings can use energy:
It is estimated that 1.1 billion over the past long years, the sun consumes only 2%
of its own energy, over the next few billion years the sun will not change
dramatically, so the sun can be used as a permanent human energy, taken from
endless, inexhaustible. It is 15 minutes to the ground irradiation energy, enough to
use around the world for one year.
2) Solar energy is everywhere, no transport.
It is generally believed that in areas within 50 to 60 degrees latitude north and
south, has a wealth of solar energy can be used, as long as the initial spent a
certain price, cast a fund, made good use of solar energy equipment, energy will
continuously tumbled into his lap, "free" supply. During need to spend a few
sticks of equipment maintenance.
3) Solar energy is a clean source of energy:
Harmful gases and waste coal, oil and other fossil fuels, and the use of solar
energy does not pollute, does not emit any material adverse effects on the
environment, it is a clean energy source. Of course, after the large-scale use of
solar energy, due to the full use of solar energy, the environment temperature will
result slightly elevated, but this temperature rise, will not adversely affect the
environment.
Disadvantage(s):
1) Solar climate, by day and night.
Greatly affected by climate solar energy, day and night, to reach the pole is not
constant. So there must be storage devices, which not only increases the technical
difficulties, but also the cost increases. Although currently made from a variety of
storage systems, but always enough for you, there are certain difficulties in
specific applications.
Wind Power:
Wind power is energy available because of the air flow generated. Air stream has the
kinetic energy of the wind. The higher the air velocity, the greater its kinetic energy.
Advantages:
1) Wind energy facilities are being progressive, significant reduction in production
costs, it is a considerable renewable energy economically competitive and
development potential; in many cases, the cost of wind power has been
comparable to that of conventional power generation, and even in some places, the
wind has been more than fuel coal power generation cheaper.
2) Harmful gases and waste coal, oil and other fossil fuels, and the use of wind
energy does not pollute, does not emit any material adverse effects on the
environment, it is a clean energy source. Of course, after the large-scale use of
solar energy, due to the full use of solar energy, the environment temperature will
result slightly elevated, but this temperature rise, will not adversely affect the
environment.
Disadvantages:
1) It will damage the Ecological Environment because of the large area it need. It
need a large area for create a well energy.
2) It will produce large amount of noise and induce the surrounding.
3) Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a usable form of energy, in
modern times, the turbine blades of the gas stream to mechanical energy into
electrical energy and become a generator. A large wind power plant can lose
hundreds of wind power grid connection consists of an engine.
Apart from the study report, Hong Kong Government launch on the renewable
sources greatly. Early from 1983, the government did the investment to installing
solar heating on the ShekPik Maximum Security Prison. This investment gave
encouragement to renewable source companies.
Besides, Hong Kong Government popularizes public education. HK Sustainable
Technology Net is one of the examples.
The HK Sustainable Technology Net is a portal site to a number of thematic websites
focusing on environmentally friendly technologies. This portal site is developed by
the Energy Efficiency Office of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
and its purpose is to provide comprehensive information on environmentally friendly
technologies with emphasis on those technologies suitable for applications in Hong
Kong and to facilitate wider adoption of such technologies in Hong Kong.
This portal site contains three thematic websites focusing on renewable energy
technologies, energy efficient technologies and green building technologies. The three
thematic websites are the HK RE Net, the HK EE Net and the HK Green Building
Technology Net.
equipment at potential sites for measuring their site specific wind characteristics,
more accurate assessment of the electricity generation potentials can be done. Sites at
Tung Lung Chau, Town Island, Miu Tsai Tun, Pottinger Peak, and the Government
Logistics Centre Building have been selected for the wind measurement programmer.
High wind resource areas in H.K. are mainly located at mountain tops on the eastern
side of Hong Kong and most of the offshore marine areas. More promising locations
for wind farms appear to be outlying islands and off-shore marine areas Such as
Lamma Island, Shek Kwu Chau etc.
Conclusion:
To sum up, the renewable energy has an important role to play in meeting future
energy needs in both the rural and urban areas in Hong Kong. Their development and
utilization should be given the highest priority, especially in the light of increased
awareness of the new generation. In order to change the situation, the solar energy and
wind energy is most approach to solving the energy problems effectively. Moreover, it
is expected that the Hong Kong government will commits to develop the renewable
energy and meet the challenges of environmental objectives in future.
Reference:
EMSD (2007). Hong Kong Sustainable Technology Net, Retrieved
June 8, 2015 from
http://sustech.emsd.gov.hk/index.html
EMSD (2015). HK RE NET Solar water heating, Retrieved June 8,
2015 from
http://re.emsd.gov.hk/english/solar/solar_wh/solar_wh_ep.html
EMSD (2011), Examples of Solar Water Heating Projects by the
Government, Retrieved June 8, 2015 from
http://re.emsd.gov.hk/tc_chi/solar/solar_wh/files/gov_swh_Nov2011.p
df
EMSD (2015), Global Perspective on Renewable Energy, Retrieved
June 8, 2015
http://re.emsd.gov.hk/tc_chi/gen/overview/over_global.html
GovHK , Renewable Energy. (December 2014).
Retrieved from
http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/environment/energy/renewableenerg
y.htm