Renewable Energy for Aquaponics

43 Pages·2017·10.12 MB·English

Renewable Energy for Aquaponics
Ohio Aquaculture Association Annual Meeting
Producer to Producer Session 2
January 28, 2017 -- 2:10 pm
Barry Adler
RainFresh Harvests
Green Energy Ohio

What is Renewable Energy?
Energy produced
from natural
processes that can
be replenished in a
short period of time.
Benefits
• Reduce environmental pollutants
• Reduce dependence on overseas
exports and dwindling fossil fuels
• Inexhaustible clean energy supply
• Energy & National Security
• Job creation
• Reliability
Sources of Renewable Energy
• Solar
• Wind
• Hydropower
• Biomass
• Geothermal
Sources of Renewable Energy
Solar
Power
Solar energy converted to electricity by
photovoltaic (PV) solar panels
Solar converted to electricity
by concentrating mirrors
that heat fluids to
power turbines
Solar for thermal heating
or cooling
Sources of Renewable Energy
Wind
Power
Wind converted to
electricity with turbines
Wind for mechanical
pumping of water
from wells with
windmills