Grand Challenge 1 How We Plug In (9:04)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:50 Why would some consider How We Plug In to be the most important Grand Challenge?
- 02:51 How much electricity is produced by fossil fuels globally?
- 04:06 What is intermittency? What is a potential Solution to overcome the challenges caused by intermittency?
- 04:41 What are two benefits of using nuclear power to generate electricity?
- 05:55 In what ways are renewable energy sources a promising Solution in this Grand Challenge?
- 07:13 What are two major obstacles to using renewables as an energy source?
- 07:50 What is one way to deal with the problem of intermittency without building coal-fired plants?