Energy
Management Strategies
Gaytha A. Langlois,
Ph.D.
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- Exam Review I
General
Guidelines
Read
the chapters listed for Weeks 1-4
(including Reserve
Reading 1)
YOU ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE FOLLOWING READINGS FOR THIS EXAM:
O&O,
Chap.9-10 (LR)
Spreng,
Chap.12
(LR)
Reserve Reading #2
YOU ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE
FOR INFORMATION ON "THINKING STYLES" FOR THIS EXAM
Know
the terms listed on the two lecture outlines
(Weeks
1-2 and Weeks 3-4).
Be
able to answer the Focus Questions
(Weeks
1-2 and Weeks 3-4)
Be
familiar with Practice Problems 1, 2 & 4
Review
the lectures and discussions included with each of the two outlines
&
compare
with your notes
Complexities of
global distribution system
MidEast conflicts;
Gulf Conflict in Saudi Arabia; Iraq War;
Nigeria's political
instability; Conflicts over water use for processing shale oil or
utilizing
surface mining
techniques;
Impacts of pipelines in tundra regions in Alaska and Siberia;
Economic Dynamics of Energy
Distribution System
Governmental
Roles/Private Sector Business
(stakeholders, policy
making, subsidies, lobbying, global competition)
Increased demand for petroleum products vs. supply and distribution
Global effects of pollution arising from use of fossil fuels
Be
able to describe an example of international influence on a current
U.S.energy policy and/or problems
Class
discussion, newpaper & journal articles, Web research (e.g.,
Nigeria, Middle East, Venezuela, China, etc.)
Some
Additional Terms to Include
Belarus
Carbon Footprint
Chernobyl
Embodied Energy (Odum
& Odum's book)
End Use
Sectors
Energy Flow Diagrams
Equifinality
Ethanol
Fuel Cycle Analysis
Global
Climate Change
Hybrid
Cars
Infrastructure and
Systems Management
Kyoto
Accords
Methyl
Mercury
Mr. Goodenergy
Nigerian
Crude
Organic Compounds
Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Prepare
to answer two of the following essay questions; DO NOT BRING NOTES -
FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING
(1)
Examine the Apple websites listed below, and be prepared to discuss
some of the ways that this company is meeting its sustainability
goals.
What
did Apple use for guidelines in creating their energy efficiency
initiative? Could
this approach be used as a model for other companies as we try to
tackle the
goals of collectively reducing our carbon footprint on the earth?
http://www.apple.com/environment/energyefficiency/
http://www.apple.com/environment/
(2) Why
is recycling considered to be more energy-efficient than a "throwaway"
model for managing materials?
Hint: include "embodied energy" and conversion efficiencies, and
consider avoided costs of waste disposal.
(3) Why does population and economic growth in India, China, and other
parts of Asia represent such a significant factor in curbing the
increase of greenhouse gases worldwide? How are the impacts of
growth in developing countries different from that of developed nations
like the U.S. or the European Union?
(4) Why is the present warming trend worldwide described as releasing
"the stored energy of a billion summers?" How is the present
"greenhouse effect" different from that of the recent past? What
role do photosynthesis and other carbon uptake processes play in this
picture?
(5) Can we avoid "forcing" climate change to a "tipping pont" beyond
which we cannot intervene? What can be learned from the Canadian
Climate Model about what regions of the earth will be most affected by
further warming?
(6) What are some of the ways that worldwide food production will be
changed by further warming trends on the earth? Who will be
affected most severely?
(7) What kind of health problems are associated with air
pollution? How might these problems be heightened by climate
change?
(8) What can we learn about managing energy better from looking at
historic trends of energy use? What challenges face energy
managers of today? How can we instill new mindsets about the
value of energy efficiency?
(9) Using the concept of Natural Capitalism, how can be better manage
"natural capital" so as to enhance the sustainability of capitalism
long-term? How might this apply to some of the challenges facing
energy managers of today?
EXAM
FORMAT
Objective Questions
(60%); Short Answer Questions (40%)