ENERGY RESOURCES-Solar Powered Devices

BASIC TECHNOLOGY JSS3 SECOND TERM

WEEK – TEN

ENERGY RESOURCES-Solar Powered Devices

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, the students should be able to learn:

• Renewable energy
• Solar power
• Solar powered devices

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. NERDC, INTRODUCTORY TECHNOLOGY FOR JSS, BOOK 3
2. EVANS, INTRODUCTORY TECHNOLOGY FOR JSS, BOOK 3

CONTENT

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished). In 2008, about 19% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.2% from hydroelectricity. New renewables (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) accounted for another 2.7% and…