Green Energy
Sheaves AI, Inc. is strongly committed to a green energy future. Our green energy section features an animated infographic depicting various aspects around clean and renewable energy.
Wind and solar systems
Wind and solar are examples of renewable and clean sources of power. Technically, both are examples of energy convertors in which one form of energy is turned into electrical energy. In discussing wind turbines, there is fluid flowing through wind turbines which then creates electric turbines. Electric turbines feature a magnet wherein the turbine makes the magnet spin around, causing a change in the magnetic field to produce an electric current.
Similarly for solar, the process involves converting (light) energy also known as radiation into electricity. What solar panels are is photovoltaic (PV) devices in which light shines on the material, the electrons on the material get ‘excited’ (going from ground state level to higher levels) and causes an electric current.
Small modular reactor systems
Before discussing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), we will discuss what nuclear power is about. Nuclear material is very strong in the sense that it is radioactive and very unstable. When it stabilizes, it releases a large amount of energy of heat. This heat then boils water and produces steam. The flow of steam then spins the turbine to generate electricity, and this is how nuclear power plants work.
Now in the case of small modular reactors, the thinking is to make nuclear power and not so much large plants. What we want is very strong forms of electrical energy to be very accessible, of course without the need to buy large plots of land. In only needing a small amount of land, we can still get a lot of energy out and hence why these systems are called small modular reactors.
Ocean and tidal energy ecosystems
The ocean is a major component to ensuring a green future. In the case of tidal power, the ocean moves back and forth due to gravitational forces. In some ways, tidal power is inaccessible in that the ocean is a necessary requirement to get at it, and not everyone is conveniently located near such a large body of water.
Having access to the ocean allows us to use large amounts of water getting pushed and pulled (due to gravity and wind), which is just kinetic energy. With tidal power, scientists aim to harness that kinetic energy of the pushing and pulling of waves and convert that into electric energy to push turbines.