Brontë Viens

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Great picture, before lesson 8, I did not know there was such a thing as Fission.

[ayalaserruya @ayalaserruya1]

Fission vs Fusion

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Wow! I didn't know that it was not that popular.

[kristina magri @magri_kristina]

Did you know that nuclear power plants account for 11% of global electricity generation? #Lesson8

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Interesting graph, puts things into perspective!

[Samy Marciano @marciano_samy]

I still find it shocking how much greater use of energy there is with coal compared to nuclear energy. There is a stigma of death related accidents due to nuclear energy due to past accidents, whereas coal causes 467 times more deaths. #PHYS273 #Lesson8 #NuclearEnergy

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

This is great news!

[Louis-Xavier Lachapelle @LouisXavierLac1]

Good thing the transportation sector will see a great decrease in the next years, as it will hopefully mean a decrease in CO2 production.

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Thanks! I might have to check that out!

[Samy Marciano @marciano_samy]

Netflix Series Chernobyl is a great show and learning experience! #Lesson8 #PHYS273 #Nuclearaccidents

[Samy Marciano @marciano_samy]

Netflix Series Chernobyl is a great show and learning experience! #Lesson8 #PHYS273 #Nuclearaccidents

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Good reminder! Was not clear to me the differences between active and passive solar energy.

[Jeanne Latulippe @JeanneLatulippe]

Easy reminder of the difference between active and passive solar energy. 😉

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

To produce electricity, Tidal technologies requires a difference of 5 meters between low and high tide. #lesson7

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Steam Reforming is the process in which hydrogen is separated from natural gas leaving hydrogen in its pure form. #lesson7

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

The theoretical limit for windmills is of 59% #lesson7

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Wow, Norway's electricity is 99% generated from hydroelectricity. #lesson7

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Just learnt about Weir's and penstocks and their use in run of river hydro systems. #lesson7

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Just learnt about pumped storage hydro, never knew this technique was used. It consist of pumping water from the lower reservoir to the higher reservoir to generate electricity when it is in demand. #lesson7

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Good question, ideally hydroelectricity has more benefits but i know for a fact that there are some down sides. When a dam is build there is often land that is flooded.

[felix sabourin lauzon @lauzon24]

Do you think hydroelectricity have more benifits than concerns ? #environnement #lesson7

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Interesting fact, I would've thought it would be closer to 40%.

[echevrier @echevrier1]

On a clear day, about 24% of the light energy makes it from the upper atmosphere to the surface #phys273

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Only 1% of Canadas energy is produced by solar. We should try and bring up that percentage to 5% in the next few decades.

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Just learnt about solar photovoltaic panels and how they transfer solar to direct energy using semiconductors. #lesson6

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Using parabolic reflecting surfaces to convert sunlight to thermal energy is a smart way to increase the effectiveness of the sunlight. #Lesson6

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Cool to look at architecture and insulation to better engineer your house to trap thermal energy of release it. #lesson6

[Brontë Viens @ViensBronte]

Just learnt about the difference between insulation and insolation. #lesson6