The document traces the history and development of renewable energy from early advancements in wind and water energy to modern developments, emphasizing its importance due to depleting resources and pollution from traditional energy sources. It highlights key locations for renewable energy production and acknowledges challenges, such as local opposition and financial costs associated with infrastructure. Personal connections to renewable energy initiatives are noted, along with the positive environmental impact they provide.

1. Renewable Energy
Renewable energy, will
it power you?

2. History/Timeline
• 200 B.C.- Europeans use water to power mills.
• 10th century- Windmills built in Persia to grind
grain and pump water.
• 1590’s- Dutch build windmills for multiple uses.
• 1850’s- Windmill becomes popular water
pumping tool of western homesteader and
railroad builders.
• 1860-First solar power to generate electricity.
• Dec. 20 1951- First nuclear power reacto to
generate.
• And Much More…..

3. Overview
• We are running out of resources and the
only way get more is to re-use them. That
is where renewable energy comes in and
saves the day. Other sources of energy
are polluting, expensive, and is making the
United States to dependent on other
countries for the energy we are using.

4. Personal Connection
• This is connecting to me personally
because they are putting up wind-turbine
in Riverton. That is where I hunt and try to
shoot big bucks.

5. L ocation
• The 3 largest locations of renewable energy are
listed below.
• 100 miles west of Dallas-47,000 acres, the largest
wind-farm on the planet.
• Skegness, England – Largest offshore wind-farm.
• Bretagne, France- Largest Rance Tidal Barrage.

6. Worst Affected Areas
• United States- Highest ranked in onshore
wind, solar, and biomass. #1
• Germany- #2 in wind, solar, and biomass.

7. Solutions
• NIMBY- Not In My Backyard, they are
people that don’t want any renewable
energy sources in their backyard.
We also could become completely
dependent on renewable energy.

8. Aid O rganizations
• NREL- Only federal laboratory dedicated
to research, development,
commercialization, and deployment.

9. F i nanci al I mpact
• $28.1 billion- Wind converters
• $23,703,882- Towers
• $152,928,268- Total equipment costs
• That is just a little bit of the costs for one
wind-turbine.

10. Human Impact
• The human impact is very good because
there is no pollution to the soil, air, or
water.

12. Souces
• www.NREL.gov
• www.renewable energy.com
• eere.energy.com