// Resource Facts Content // // usage: add_fact ("fact text", // "source", // "URL", // "icon"); // // NOTE: To use double quotes within any of the fields, you must preceed the double quote with a backslash. For example: "He said, \"I can't belive it!\". We agree." add_fact ("Geothermal energy generated 14,885 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in 2007, which accounted for 4% of renewable energy-based electricity consumption in the U.S. (including large hydropower).", "Geothermal Energy Association", "http://www.geo-energy.org", "icon_geo.gif"); add_fact ("In 2005, about 6% of all energy consumed, and about 9% of total electricity production was from renewable energy sources.", "Energy Information Administration", "http://www.eia.doe.gov", "icon_other.gif"); add_fact ("Wind energy could increase annual property tax revenues to more than $1.5 billion by 2030.", "20% Windpower by 2030", "http:/www.20percentwind.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Most current technology photovoltaic modules are about 10 percent efficient in converting sunlight. Further research is being conducted to raise this efficiency to 20 percent.", "Energy Information Administration", "http://www.eia.doe.gov", "icon_solar.gif"); add_fact ("Turbines have a maximum speed they are capable of deriving power from; for example, a 150MPH gust wouldn't release a massive surge of electricity, it would create the same amount of energy as wind at the maximum rate does.", "Interesting Wind Power Facts", "http://hubpages.com/hub/facts-wind-energy", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("A large scale one (1) megawatt wind turbine can provide enough electricity for about 300 homes.", "Long Island Power Authority", "http://www.lipower.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Photovoltaic (PV devices) or \"solar cells\" – change sunlight directly into electricity. PV systems are often used in remote locations that are not connected to the electric grid. They are also used to power watches, calculators, and lighted road signs.", "Energy Information Administration", "http://www.eia.doe.gov", "icon_solar.gif"); add_fact ("In 2008, US wind energy capacity exceeded 20,000 MW, producing enough electricity to power 5.3 million American homes.", "Long Island Power Authority", "http://www.lipower.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Geothermal energy generated 14,885 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in 2007, which accounted for 4% of renewable energy-based electricity consumption in the U.S. (including large hydropower).", "Geothermal Energy Association", "http://www.geo-energy.org", "icon_geo.gif"); add_fact ("Global installed wind power capacity topped 100,000 megawatts in 2008, and shattered previous yearly records with 20,000 megawatts of new capacity added in 2007. 100,000 MW of global wind power is enough to meet the electricity needs of approximately 150 million people.", "Long Island Power Authority", "http://www.lipower.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Wind energy could support roughly 500,000 jobs in the U.S., with an annual average of more than 150,000 workers directly employed by the wind industry.", "20% Windpower by 2030", "http:/www.20percentwind.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Approximately 2,500 grid-connected, residential scale turbines (1 to 10 kW are currently being used in the United States).", "Long Island Power Authority", "http://www.lipower.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Wind energy could support more than 100,000 jobs in associated industries (e.g., accountants, lawyers, steel workers, and electrical manufacturing).", "20% Windpower by 2030", "http:/www.20percentwind.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Hydropower is electricity produced from flowing water. As a result, hydropower output varies widely according to rainfall.", "Energy Information Administration", "http://www.eia.doe.gov", "icon_other.gif"); add_fact ("Wind energy could support more than 200,000 jobs through economic expansion based on local spending.", "20% Windpower by 2030", "http:/www.20percentwind.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Geothermal energy supplies more than 10,000 MW to 24 countries worldwide and now produces enough electricity to meet the needs of 60 million people.", "Geothermal Energy Association", "http://www.geo-energy.org", "icon_geo.gif"); add_fact ("Wind energy could increase annual payments to rural landowners to more than $600 million in 2030.", "20% Windpower by 2030", "http:/www.20percentwind.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Unlike fossil-fuel and nuclear generation, which use significant quantities of water for power plant cooling, wind power generation consumes no water during operations. Generating 20% of U.S. electricity from wind would reduce water consumption in the electric sector in 2030 by 17%.", "20% Windpower by 2030", "http:/www.20percentwind.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("In 2004, hydropower dams produced 270 billion kWh, which was about 7% of total U.S. electricity production and accounted for about 45% of total renewable energy consumption.", "Energy Information Administration", "http://www.eia.doe.gov", "icon_other.gif"); add_fact ("Wind energy could supply enough energy to displace about 50% of electric utility natural gas consumption by 2030. This amounts to an 11% reduction in natural gas across all industries. Also, coal consumption would be reduced by 18%.", "20% Windpower by 2030", "http:/www.20percentwind.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Geothermal energy is used for direct purposes worldwide. In 2005, 72 countries reported using geothermal energy for direct heating, providing more than 16,000 MW of geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is used directly for a variety of purposes, including space heating, snow melting, aquaculture, and greenhouse production.", "Geothermal Energy Association", "http://www.geo-energy.org", "icon_geo.gif"); add_fact ("Today, U.S. wind energy installations produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of more than 6.5 million homes.", "American Wind Energy Association", "http://www.awea.org", "icon_wind.gif"); add_fact ("Most current technology photovoltaic modules are about 10 percent efficient in converting sunlight. Further research is being conducted to raise this efficiency to 20 percent.", "Energy Information Administration", "http://www.eia.doe.gov", "icon_solar.gif"); add_fact ("In 2004, hydropower dams produced 270 billion kWh, which was about 7% of total U.S. electricity production and accounted for about 45% of total renewable energy consumption.", "Energy Information Administration", "http://www.eia.doe.gov", "icon_other.gif"); add_fact ("Energy storage can buffer renewable resource weather fluctuations. A 600 MW battery makes on an average day enough energy to power 200 New England homes for an entire year. It \"charges\" at night when energy is cheap and fewer people are using it; then it discharges during the day when energy prices and demand are higher. It also acts as a reserve, kicking into action to meet a sudden surge in demand.", "Boston.com", "http://www.boston.com", "icon_storage.gif"); add_fact ("Energy storage can improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric utility system by reducing the requirements for spinning reserves to meet peak power demands, making better use of efficient baseload generation, and allowing greater use of renewable energy technologies. A \"spinning reserve\" is a generator that is spinning and synchronized with the grid, ready for immediate power generation.", "National Renewable Energy Laboratory", "http://www.nrel.gov", "icon_storage.gif");