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Thursday, 1 August 2019

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy film


Aim: To compare the amount of gas that is produced from different types of biomass.

Material:
  1. (3x) plastic bottle
  2. 3 balloons
  3. permanent marker  
  4. disposable gloves   
  5.  Cup
  6. Fresh horse manure 
  7.   mashed banana 
  8.   funnel 
  9.  water. 
Steps:


  1.  Label the bottles... Horse manure... horse manure and mashed banana... Horse manure vegetable peelings.
  2.  Place one cup of manure in one bottle and fill the bottle and leave a little room in the bottle for air.
  3.  Place one cup of manure in the bottle and add mashed banana and fill with water and leave a little bit of air.
  4. Place the ballons on the 3 bottles.


   


A picture of three bottles with balloons on top, containing cow manure with vegetable peelings or mashed banana.
Energy science project



Investigation.


Research the following Biomass fuels. You will need to:

Write a definition of fuel.
Write 8 sentences about fuel. 
  • How is it made? 
  • Where is it made? 
  • What is it made with? 
  • What countries use it? 
  • What uses will it have in the future?  
Place 1 image of the fuel.

Biomass Fuel types.

Name Agricultural crops and wood fuels.

Research: Wood biomass is the main source of wood energy in New Zealand. It comes in a number of forms, including firewood, shavings, sawdust, wood chips, agricultural crops and bark.









Name Animal waste.
Definition: Animal poo and wee

Research: Horse manure cow manure...

Image result for horse manure
Image result for cow manure

Name: Biogas
Definition: Gas

Research: gaseous fuel, especially methane, produced by the fermentation of organic matter.







Name: Biofuels
Definition: Natural gases.

Research: vegetable oils and liquid animal fats green diesel derived from algae and other plant sources.

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