This document provides an outline and notes for a lecture on transportation and energy systems. It discusses doing a "Fish E-fish-ency" activity to demonstrate fuel economy, then analyzing the true efficiency and life cycle of different transportation fuels and technologies by considering the full energy system from primary resource to waste. Examples are given of natural renewable resources available in Taiwan for sustainable transportation. Web resources are shared for curriculum development on energy topics aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. The lecture aims to help participants design more sustainable transportation systems through conservation, efficiency improvements, and renewable energy substitution.

1. Energy Education and Energy Literacy:
Energy System -
Transportation
Lecture Session No. 3
Wednesday 8.21.19
2019 International Workshop on Energy Education
Tainan, Taiwan

2. OUTLINE, 1 (hidden slide)
This session examines another major energy system, Transportation. start
with efficiency of automobiles, w/discussion (need to figure out how to do this
"Fish E-fish-ency activity" with so many people), then - once again - broaden
our perspective to look 'beyond the automobile' and consider the WHOLE
system. What is the REAL efficiency of an electric car? (depends on where the
electricity comes from!) Introduce them to the 'systems' activity by showing
them the activity online, and having on hand 2 completed posters as
demonstration of what students can do.
1. Fish E ficiency activity (Drew) ~20 min. do this as they return to session -
need activity description)
2. Life Cycle Assessment (Jan) ~20 min. - use slides to walk them through a
big-picture analysis of one or 2 automobiles. We looked at car efficiency,
now what happens when we broaden the system boundary to include
energy resources, treatment, conversion, waste disposal, etc.? Show
them the Life cycle Assessment activity, share an example of one of the
system posters.

3. OUTLINE, 2 (hidden slide)
3. What natural resources does TAIWAN have at its fingertips? (Dre, ~10
min)
4. Wrap up, (Drew) ~10 min. Describe rest of workshop; present
overview of our ‘theme’; show where they can find online resources for
energy-related curriculum development
5. HOT, HOT, HOT (Dre) ~10 min. Don sunglasses, hat, sing!
** Dre introduces activity with a description of why she uses parodies in
her teaching **

4. Review/Recap: The 2 Biggest
Contributors to Energy Consumption
1. Electricity
Consumption
2. Transportation
https://tnimage.taiwannews.com.tw/photos/shares/5ab07bf10ba38.j
https://www.romaniajournal.ro/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/
electricity-consumption.jpg

5. Think about …
What Is a SUSTAINABLE
Energy System?
Sustainable Development, as defined in 1987 by the Brundtland
Commission (formally known as the World Commission on Environment
and Development (WCED).
“Development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.”

6. In the context of ENERGY …
✔ CONSERVE – find ways to USE LESS ENERGY
(smaller systems, personal choice, etc.)
✔ IMPROVE EFFICIENCY – replace/improve end
use technology or energy conversion
technology
✔ SUBSTITUTE renewables for non-renewable
resources
3 Approaches to design or modify an energy
system so it is more sustainable:

7. In the context of ENERGY …
✔ CONSERVE – find ways to USE LESS ENERGY
(smaller systems, personal choice, etc.)
✔ IMPROVE EFFICIENCY – replace/improve end
use technology or energy conversion
technology
✔ SUBSTITUTE renewables for non-renewable
resources
3 Approaches to design or modify an energy
system so it is more sustainable:

8. Fish E-fish-ency Activity
This activity is used as a kinesthetic
demonstration to allow students to
understand fuel economy statistics and to
generate a conversation about energy
efficiency.

9. Fish E-fish-ency Activity
13 mpg 13 steps
13

10. Ready
Set
Go!

11. Vehicles
1. Dump Truck/Tractor Trailer = 6 mpg (39 L/100km)
2. Bus-Style Recreation Vehicle = 10 mpg (24 L/100 km)
3. Lamborghini = 11 mpg (21 L/100 km)
4. Jeep Grand Cherokee = 13 mpg (18 L/100 km)
5. Toyota Tundra = 14 mpg (17 L/100 km)
6. Toyota Land Cruiser = 15 mpg (16 L/100 km)
7. Toyota Sienna Minivan = 20 mpg (12 L/100 km)
8. Honda Odyssey Minivan = 22 mpg (11 L/100 km)
9. Chevy Spark = 33 mpg (7 L/100 km)
10. Ford Fusion = 42 mpg (6 L/100 km)
11. Toyota Prius = 56 mpg (4 L/100 km)
12. Hyundai Ioniq (hybrid) = 58 mpg (4 L/100 km)
13. Hyundai Ioniq Electric = 136 mpge (2 L/100 km)
https://www.numbeo.com/gas-prices/in/Kaohsiung#

12. Fish E-fish-ency Activity
Activity guide can
be found in the
Google
Classroom!

13. What does EFFICIENCY really mean?
14 mpg
(17 L/100 gal)
136 mpge
(2 L/100 gal)
33 mpg
(7 L/100 gal)
BUT … EFFICIENCY =USABLE ENERGY OUT
ENERGY IN

14. Internal Combustion Engines: Gasoline
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml
Overall
Efficiency of
Gasoline-
powered
vehicle:
14%-30%

15. Electric/Gasoline Hybrids
Overall
Efficiency of
Hybrid vehicle:
25%-40%
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml

16. All-Electric Vehicles
Overall
Efficiency of
all-electric
vehicle:
74%-94%
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml

17. “True” Efficiency … “Life Cycle Efficiency”
Electricity
‘true efficiency’ of this energy system?
Expands the System Boundary to include the
primary resource
Efficiency = energy provided by car
potential energy in primary resource
Efficiency ~ 35% Efficiency ~ 74 -95%coal

18. “True” Efficiency … “Life Cycle Efficiency”
Expands the System Boundary to include the
primary resource
Efficiency ~ 14 -30%
Efficiency ~ 80%
(exploration, extraction,
processing, transport)

19. “Well to Wheels Efficiency”
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/jec/activities/wtw

20. DieselFuel
Cell
Natural
Gas
Gasoline Hybrid
gas/
elect.
Electric
Eberhard & Tarpenning, Tesla Motors, Inc., July 2006.

21. Mileage Standard - Project
Activity guide can
be found in the
Google
Classroom!

22. What happens when we look beyond
ENERGY EFFICIENCY?
A true ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ will
consider impacts to society and the
environment, all along the fuel chain.

23. What happens when we look beyond
ENERGY EFFICIENCY?
A true ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ will
consider impacts to society and the
environment, all along the fuel chain.

24. LCA Activity: Students lay out an initial
Life Cycle Assessment of 3 different
fuel systems
Gasoline CarFuel Cell Car Biofuel Car

25. Inputs
Water
Use
Electricity
Use
Crude Oil
Extraction
Refining Oil to
Gasoline
Electric Power Transmission
On-site hydrolysis 🡪H2
NG Reforming 🡪H2

26. Outputs
Spills to
Water/Soil
Air Emissions

32. Student Activity:
Sustainable Transportation Technologies

33. In the context of ENERGY …
✔ CONSERVE – find ways to USE LESS ENERGY
(smaller systems, personal choice, etc.)
✔ IMPROVE EFFICIENCY – replace/improve end
use technology or energy conversion
technology
✔ SUBSTITUTE renewables for non-renewable
resources
3 Approaches to design or modify an energy
system so it is more sustainable:

34. Which Natural Renewable Resources
Does Taiwan Have at its Fingertips?
Does the wind blow in Taiwan?
Does the sun shine in Taiwan?
Do rivers run down your mountains?
Do you have high tides and low tides?
Do you have active geothermal activity?
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35. Wind Power
Density Potential
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/globalwindatlas/posters/Taiwan_PD.png

36. Solar Radiation
Zoning
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&sour
ce=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjW9b
KArvHiAhWrxVkKHbEnD3wQjRx6BAg
BEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sci
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ust=1560889845384779

37. Potential for
Run of the River
Generators
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=ima
ges&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiQioi8r_HiAhVLxVk
KHY_IDncQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2
F%2Fwww.worldatlas.com%2Fwebimage%2
Fcountrys%2Fasia%2Ftaiwan%2Ftwland.htm
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st=1560890176241380

38. Potential for
Tidal Power Plants
https://marineenergy.biz/2018/01/17/minesto-p
lans-taiwan-as-first-ocean-current-power-prod
ucer/
http://www.energybc.ca/tidal.html https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/forecast/fishery/t
ide_1.htm
Minesto plans Taiwan as
first ocean current power
producer

39. Potential
Geothermal Power
Locations
https://www.intechopen.com/books/renewable-geothermal-energy-explorations/geothermal-explorations-on-the-slate
-formation-of-taiwan

40. Interactive Map
of Existing Power
Plants
in Taiwan by type
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of
_power_stations_in_Taiwan

41. Taiwan’s
Green Shift
is Ready to
Begin!
https://apjjf.org/2016/19/Hu.html

42. Let’s wrap up the day!
● What have we learned today?
● Look at United States efforts
● Web-based resources for lesson design and data
● Looking forward to Thursday and Friday

43. What We Have Learned Today
Wide diversity of energy
use across the globe
Fossil fuels are the
most utilized - but -
at a cost!
Huge potential for
renewable energy
Energy security is
important to all
nations
Sankey diagrams tell
us a lot about energy
use and energy loss
Energy bills are a good
method of
understanding your
energy use and how to
save
The entire electrical
energy system needs
to be considered
when thinking about
efficiency
Efficiency intransportation is very
important as well aselectricity

44. Framework for K-12 Science Education
and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
United States Goal:
1. Create common standards for teaching science.
2. Develop interest among students to pursue studies in STEM
3. Greater focus on process skills
a. Developing/testing ideas
b. Analyzing/interpreting data
c. Evaluating evidence
d. Communicating results

45. 1. Energy is a concept used in the design of Science and
Engineering Practices.
2. It’s important that students learn how to apply ideas
learned through the Disciplinary Core Ideas.
3. Energy is a Cross-Cutting Concept that applies to all
domains of science (life, physical, Earth & space).
Energy in the NGSS

46. Example of a NGSS Standard

47. http://www.need.org/
Web-based Resources for Lesson Design & Data
1. Energy 101 - https://www.energy.gov/eere/education/energy-101
2. Teach Engineering -
https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cla_lesson3_energy_basics
3. KEEP Program - https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/KEEP/Pages/default.aspx
4. CLEAN Network - https://cleanet.org/index.html
5. NEED Program - https://www.need.org/
6. Our World in Data - https://ourworldindata.org/
7. The Shift Project Data Portal - https://www.tsp-data-portal.org

48. http://www.need.org/
Web-based Resources for Lesson Design & Data
Resource guide
can be found in
the Google
Classroom!

49. http://www.need.org/
What Will Happen Over The Next Two Days?
1. Thursday:
a. What type of energy do we use and how do we use it?
b. Saving energy through efficiency and conservation.
2. Friday:
a. Example of innovation - building windmills
b. Sharing an example lesson plan - lecture and active learning
c. Work session and sharing/discussion of workshop ideas

50. Resources in Google Classroom
Find our
presentations and
all of our lessons
to modify to meet
your own needs.

51. Time to Put on your
Hat and Sunglasses!
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52. HOT HOT HOT Buster Poindexter
Let’s switch today / Let’s switch today
The Earth’s on fire -- climate on fire -- Feeling hot hot hot
Fossil fuels are-- Burnin’ ‘round me feeling hot hot hot
What to do - at a time like this
Switch to solar - we can't resist
We need to switch today. Renewables are the way!
Storms go rum-bum-bum-bum
they go rum-bum-bum-bum
Climate is hot hot hot -- Feeling hot hot hot - oh Lord

53. The ice caps melting -- cause lowland flooding -- that’s not
hot hot hot
ocean currents changing -- they’re rearranging -- that’s not
hot hot hot
It's in the air - violent storms
Polar vortex - they’re not the norms
We need to switch today. Renewables are the way!
Storms go rum-bum-bum-bum
they go rum-bum-bum-bum
Climate is hot hot hot -- Feeling hot hot hot - Oh Lord

54. Let’s switch today / Let’s switch today
Let’s switch today / Let’s switch today
Coal, oil, gasses - hot hot hot
Hydro-fracking - hot hot hot
We need to buy renewables on the spot
We need to buy renewables on the spot
I'm hot -- You're hot -- He's hot -- She's hot
I'm hot -- You're hot -- He's hot -- She's hot
(Real hot) -- (Real hot) -- (Real hot) -- (Real hot)
Ha-ha-ha - Oh Lord

55. How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
(Hot hot hot)(Hot hot hot)
(Hot hot hot)(Hot hot hot)