First Name: |
Hang (Benny) |
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Last Name: |
Xia |
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Grade Category: |
7-9 (Grade 9) |
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Team Size: |
1 or 2 (One) |
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Language: |
English |
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Project Type: |
Descriptive |
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Subject Area: |
Earth/Energy/Environmental |
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Source of Idea: |
Every time I pass by the gas station, I cannot
help thinking what the price will be ten years later? Is there
anyway that we can stop the price from going up? What can we do if
there are no more fossil fuels?
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Summary: |
Ethanol allows for a potential win-win- win
scenario for energy security, agriculture, and environmental
protection. |
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Software: |
Flash 7.0, Dreamweaver 2004, Frontpage 2003, Photoshop
8.0, Office Picture Manager 2003, Microsoft Paint 2002 |
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Hardware: |
Scanner, Digital camera |
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Special Skills: |
HTML, JavaScript & FrontPage, Flash, Photoshop |
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Rewards: |
None at this point |
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Virtual Science Fair |
http://www.virtualsciencefair.com/
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Remember the
abbreviations? |
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GHG |
greenhouse gas |
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EROEI |
energy returned on energy invested |
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MTBE |
methyl tert-butyl ether |
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ETBE |
ethyl tert-butyl ether |
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E100 |
100% ethanol |
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E10 |
10% ethanol and 90% petroleum |
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E85 |
85% ethanol and 15% petroleum |
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FFV |
flexible-fuel vehicle |
Bibliography / Sources
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org
China New Energy
http://www.newenergy.org.cn
National Corn Growers Association
http://www.ncga.com
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eere.energy.org
Renewable Fuels Association
http://www.ethanolrfa.org
Governors¡¯ Ethanol Coalition
http://www.ethanol-gec.org
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
http://www.greenfuels.org/main/
Saskatchewan Eco Network
http://www.econet.sk.ca/ |
