I created this Alternative Energy Source PowerPoint for my intro to computer class at Ashford University.

1. A Look At Alternative Energy Sources
For Electricity Generation
by
Doug Saxour

2. Alternative Energy
• Identifying three types of
alternative energy sources and
their benefits.
• Geothermal
• Wind
• Solar
• Investing in Alternative Energy
Sources boosts the economy

3. Geothermal
• Geothermal Energy uses the heat from below
the Earth’s crust to turn water into steam and
capture the energy that is released when the
steam is cooled.
• While this is an expensive installation, once in
place, it is a quiet and clean source of
electricity.

4. Wind
• Wind Energy is harnessed when
the propellers of a turbine are
moved by the wind. The turbines
transfer the captured energy into
electricity.
• Although wind farms change the
look of the scenery, no fossil fuels
are used to create this type of
energy.

5. Solar
• Solar Energy is captured by a series of photo
cells and transfered into energy.
• The larger a series of panels containing photo
cells is made, the more energy can be
produced.

6. Alternative Energy
Means Jobs

7. Better But Not Perfect
• “Unlike fossil fuels, which dirties the
atmosphere, renewable energy has less
impact on the environment. Renewable
energy production has some drawbacks,
mainly associated with the use of large of
tracts of land that affects animal habitats and
outdoor scenery”. California Energy
Commission (2012)

8. Resources
• California Energy Commission. (2012). Energy
Quest. Retrieved from
http://energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html
• Department of Energy. (2012). New Clean
Energy Job Map Retrieved from
http://energy.gov/articles/clean-energy-
economy-creating-jobs