Chu and Obama's Energy Plan

The two's main focus is on making everything more efficient. Chu says that with the technology we have now that we should focus on more fuel efficient cars rather than hybrids. He also says that we should still use coal because the U.S. depends on it so much, so he is working on ways to capture the CO2 to make it cleaner. The two pointed out that five percent of the worlds production of oil comes from the U.S. Which implies that increased use wont make much difference. Chu hits on finding ways of disposing nuclear energy which leads to more research on recycling waste. Electrical transmission is an important need because big cites don't usually have stern winds and clear skies where energy is needed most so solar panels and windmills would have to be put up in areas where that weather is. The only problem with that is cost, state boundary lines and setting the power lines. Lastly the two said that the primary goal is making things renewable. This means research and money will have to go in to advanced bio fuels, artificial photosynthesis and solar technologies.

Explanation of Concept Map.

The main pattern of the concept map is that everything goes into money. Either if the energy is from a renewable source like windmills which costs money to produce so they are not as popular. When oil is in massive amounts and is cheap to refine and produces great energy but is non-renewable.

One cause and effect is that renewable energy can be more helpful for the enviroment and is sustanable. The problem with this is that the cost of using this resource is very high. another cuase is war. War causes us to invent new technology inorder to succeed in the war. This new technology also can lead to advanments in using fuels.

Energy Concept Map

This is a concept map describing energy sustainability in our world.