Chapter 10
Energy in the News
Electrical Generation vs Time
General Trends
Use of Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum by Utilities
Restructuring of the Utilities
Utilities: Why Change?
Deregulation History
Problems with Deregulation
Good Aspects of Deregulation
Energy Trends
Electrical Charges and Currents
Semi-Conductors and Insulators
Electrical Force
Electrical Current
Battery Driven Electrical Motor
Batteries
Components of a Battery
Pb-acid batteries
Important Battery Characteristics
Battery Design
Lemon Power Runs a Calculator
Battery Characteristics (for electric cars)
Types of Batteries
Electrical Vehicles
How an Electrical Vehicle Works
Electrical Vehicles:Why?
Electrical Cars: Pros and Cons
Hybrid Vehicles
Two Hybrids on the Market
How Insight gets 70 mpg!! This is a new record!!
Emissions Reduction
Author: W
E-mail: menke@ldeo.columbia.edu