Introduction

1. 845am -9am Intro
9am -945am Energy Specialist
945am-1030am Car Building
1030am- 1100am Car Race
Grab a Buddy While Waiting
And Start up your Laptop Now
STEM- Energy Energised
Sabbatical
Term 1 [5th – 9th Feb 2012]

2. Why This Sabbatical?
With the dwindling fossil fuel
resources and worsening
environmental conditions, there is a
need to define new directions with
respect to energy consumption and
energy independence

3. Why This Sabbatical?
1. There is a need to improve
students’ energy literacy.
2. This sabbatical is project-based and
centers on a real world problem
that is relevant to students at the
high school level.

4. Final Outcomes
Increase awareness of various aspects
of energy related issues in the form of
1. A comprehensive learning platform
to be use as a resource package for
‘Science For Fun’ for W6 cluster.
2. Innovations pertaining alternative
usage of energy.
3. Green Hwa Chong etc

5. Approaches
DAY 1
1. Detail analysis of current problems associated
with usage of fossil fuel. (845-9am)
2. Detail research in the possible energy sources
and their limitations. (9am -940am)
3. Time to Sweat. (945am – 11am)

6. Analysis of Problems with the use
of Fossil Fuels
1. Fossil Fuel Depletion [Peak Oil]
2. Vehicle Fuel Economy
3. Air Pollutants
4. Lack of Natural source of energy

7. What is Peak Oil?

8. What is Peak Oil?
 The problem of energy resource
depletion, or more specifically, the peak in
global oil production.
 Oil is a finite, non-renewable resource, one
that has powered phenomenal economic
and population growth over the last century
and a half.
 Once we have used up about half of the
original reserves, oil production becomes
ever more likely stop growing and begin a
terminal decline, hence 'peak'.

9. Why does oil peak?
Why doesn't it suddenly run out?
 Oil companies have, naturally
enough, extracted the easier-to-
reach, cheap oil first.
 The remaining oil is more likely to be off-
shore, more difficult to extract.
 So when will extraction of oil be pointless??

10. What does Peak Oil mean for our Societies?
 I don’t own a car !!! None of my business??
 Fat Hope !!!
 Oil and gas are feedstocks for
plastics, paints, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers,
electronic components, tyres and much
more.
 So what is the impact???

11. What is Vehicle Fuel Economy?
 Distance travelled per unit of fuel used.
 Measure of how efficient is the vehicle
 Related to amount of CO2 produced

12. Air Pollution

13. Problem faced by Singapore
“ Singapore won’t be able to become energy-
independent because of its lack of natural
resources”
Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Former Minister Mentor

14. Energy Harvesting
 to recover energy that is
otherwise wasted; for
example, solar energy

15. Energy Scavenging
 to extract small amounts of energy
from ambient sources such radio
waves or physical movement
Eg Japan Eastern Railway to harvest
energy from passenger ticket gates,

16. Action Time
Energy Specialist [Pair Work]
1.Fossil Fuel 6. Fuel Cell
2.Solar 7. Biofuel/Biogas/Biomass
3.Wind Power 8. Waste to Energy (WtE)
4.Geothermal 9. Tidal
5.Hydroelectric 10. Pumped Storage

17. http://energyenergised.wiki.hci.edu.sg/HOME
1. Introduction
2. How it works?
3. Advantages & Limitations
4. Model Country/States
5. Detail analysis of the feasibility in Singapore.
Include proposed sites/places/region. Include a
map of Singapore with ‘location dots’
40 minutes !!

18. What is your Target Outcome?
1. HCI Projects’ Day Project
– Energy Harvesting to power some gadgets/to do
work  Innovation Category
– Comprehensive learning platform for ‘Science for
Fun’ to be used for ALL Schools in W6 cluster
2. ACEs (Term 2 &/ Term 3?)
PLEASE INDICATE ON THE FORM

19. AOB
1. Stay back to finish your wiki
Rewards awaiting you ….
2. Day 1 Reflection - Fossil Fuel & Solar
Day 2 Reflection- Wind Power& Geothermal
Day 3 Reflection- Hydroelectric & Fuel Cell
Day 4 Reflection- Biofuel & WtE
Day 5 Reflection- Tidal & Pump Storage