Ambient energy - Revision history

Jmdonev at 20:59, 10 July 2023

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	<onlyinclude>'''Ambient energy''' is nature’s energy that never gets harnessed by people.~~</onlyinclude> This~~ energy is often useful ~~anyhow~~. Energy sciences focuses on energy that people harness from nature. These [[fuel]]s and [[flow]]s of [[primary energy]] are gathered from nature to allow humans to have a [[high energy society]]. ~~People also benefit~~ from energy that ~~isn’t gathered~~ but ~~exists in nature,~~ in ways that ~~we rarely think about~~. This ~~‘’’ambient energy’’’ dwarfs~~ the primary energy ~~that is~~ extracted from nature (in both fuels and flows combined).		<onlyinclude>'''Ambient energy''' is nature’s energy that never gets harnessed by people. Society uses this energy without creating infrastructure to capture and transform it, but ambient energy is often useful.</onlyinclude> Energy sciences focuses on energy that people harness from nature. These [[fuel]]s and [[flow]]s of [[primary energy]] are gathered from nature to allow humans to have a [[high energy society]]. Extensive efforts to harness this energy makes it easy to ignore the benefits from energy that people use without gathering, but in ways that it's easy to ignore. This '''ambient energy''' is quite a bit more energy than all of the primary energy extracted from nature (both fuels and flows combined).

	~~To give~~ an example of this difference~~, we look at sunlight~~. ~~Sunlight that we~~ use to see as we walk around ~~(this~~ is different from the sunlight ~~we gather~~ for photovoltaic cells and turn into electricity~~, that~~ would be primary energy, since it’s gathered). There’s quite a bit more sunlight bouncing around our environment, enabling us to see, than we’ll ever capture in photovoltaic cells.		Sunlight is an illustrative example of this difference. People use sunlight to see as they walk around, which would be ambient energy. This sunlight is different from the sunlight gathered for photovoltaic cells and turn into electricity. Harnessed energy would be primary energy, since it’s gathered. There’s quite a bit more sunlight bouncing around our environment, enabling us to see, than we’ll ever capture in photovoltaic cells.
	~~Some other~~ examples of ambient energy that are essential for people’s well being:
			Other examples of ambient energy that are often ignored, but are nonetheless essential for people’s well being:
	* The thermal energy in the Earth’s atmosphere that makes our planet the right temperature to support life.		* The thermal energy in the Earth’s atmosphere that makes our planet the right temperature to support life.
	* The chemical energy that went into making our [[atmospheric oxygen]]. Molecular oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere is incredibly rare, and took more than a billion years of sunlight-powered [[photosynthesis]] to make happen		* The chemical energy that went into making our [[atmospheric oxygen]]. Molecular oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere is incredibly rare, and took more than a billion years of sunlight-powered [[photosynthesis]] to make happen
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	* The kinetic energy in the [[Ocean circulation\|ocean’s currents]] that circulate nutrients and thermal energy.		* The kinetic energy in the [[Ocean circulation\|ocean’s currents]] that circulate nutrients and thermal energy.
	* Energy in the Earth’s [[magnetic field]] that protects life from harmful [[Radiation exposure\|cosmic rays]].		* Energy in the Earth’s [[magnetic field]] that protects life from harmful [[Radiation exposure\|cosmic rays]].
	* Ambient energy requires no infrastructure and no investment by people, so it’s easy to forget about it.

	The term Ambient energy was created by the Energy Education team because we couldn’t find a name that anyone else used for this energy. We believe that this concept is important, but will happily change the phrase we use to describe this if someone can point to a more commonly used, or more clear phrase.		Ambient energy requires no infrastructure and no investment by people, so it’s easy to ignore. Energy that we harness by design without transformation would also be considered ambient energy. Examples would include:
			* Sunlight coming in through a window.
			* Tides moving ships out to sea.
			* A cooling breeze [[convection\|coming off a body of water]]

			The term '''Ambient energy'' was created by the Energy Education team because we couldn’t find a name that anyone else used for this energy. We believe that this concept is important, but will happily change the phrase we use to describe this if someone can point to a more commonly used, or more clear phrase. Please [[Energy Education:About us\|contact us]] with a different phrase, if it exists.

Jmdonev at 19:03, 16 January 2023

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	~~asdfads~~		<onlyinclude>'''Ambient energy''' is nature’s energy that never gets harnessed by people.</onlyinclude> This energy is often useful anyhow. Energy sciences focuses on energy that people harness from nature. These [[fuel]]s and [[flow]]s of [[primary energy]] are gathered from nature to allow humans to have a [[high energy society]]. People also benefit from energy that isn’t gathered but exists in nature, in ways that we rarely think about. This ‘’’ambient energy’’’ dwarfs the primary energy that is extracted from nature (in both fuels and flows combined).

			To give an example of this difference, we look at sunlight. Sunlight that we use to see as we walk around (this is different from the sunlight we gather for photovoltaic cells and turn into electricity, that would be primary energy, since it’s gathered). There’s quite a bit more sunlight bouncing around our environment, enabling us to see, than we’ll ever capture in photovoltaic cells.
			Some other examples of ambient energy that are essential for people’s well being:
			* The thermal energy in the Earth’s atmosphere that makes our planet the right temperature to support life.
			* The chemical energy that went into making our [[atmospheric oxygen]]. Molecular oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere is incredibly rare, and took more than a billion years of sunlight-powered [[photosynthesis]] to make happen
			* The [[kinetic energy]] of the Earth travelling around the Sun, which keeps us from falling into the sun.
			* The [[rotational kinetic energy]] of the Earth spinning on its axis, giving the day-night cycle.
			* The kinetic energy in the [[Ocean circulation\|ocean’s currents]] that circulate nutrients and thermal energy.
			* Energy in the Earth’s [[magnetic field]] that protects life from harmful [[Radiation exposure\|cosmic rays]].
			* Ambient energy requires no infrastructure and no investment by people, so it’s easy to forget about it.

			The term Ambient energy was created by the Energy Education team because we couldn’t find a name that anyone else used for this energy. We believe that this concept is important, but will happily change the phrase we use to describe this if someone can point to a more commonly used, or more clear phrase.

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	<onlyinclude>'''Ambient energy''' is nature’s energy that never gets harnessed by people.</onlyinclude> This energy is often useful anyhow. Energy sciences focuses on energy that people harness from nature. These [[fuel]]s and [[flow]]s of [[primary energy]] are gathered from nature to allow humans to have a [[high energy society]]. People also benefit from energy that isn’t gathered but exists in nature, in ways that we rarely think about. This ‘’’ambient energy’’’ dwarfs the primary energy that is extracted from nature (in both fuels and flows combined).		asdfads

	To give an example of this difference, we look at sunlight. Sunlight that we use to see as we walk around (this is different from the sunlight we gather for photovoltaic cells and turn into electricity, that would be primary energy, since it’s gathered). There’s quite a bit more sunlight bouncing around our environment, enabling us to see, than we’ll ever capture in photovoltaic cells.
	~~Some other examples of ambient energy that are essential for people’s well being:~~
	* The thermal energy in the Earth’s atmosphere that makes our planet the right temperature to support life.
	* The chemical energy that went into making our [[atmospheric oxygen]]. Molecular oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere is incredibly rare, and took more than a billion years of sunlight-powered [[photosynthesis]] to make happen
	* The [[kinetic energy]] of the Earth travelling around the Sun, which keeps us from falling into the sun.
	* The [[rotational kinetic energy]] of the Earth spinning on its axis, giving the day-night cycle.
	* The kinetic energy in the [[Ocean circulation\|ocean’s currents]] that circulate nutrients and thermal energy.
	* Energy in the Earth’s [[magnetic field]] that protects life from harmful [[Radiation exposure\|cosmic rays]].
	* Ambient energy requires no infrastructure and no investment by people, so it’s easy to forget about it.

	The term Ambient energy was created by the Energy Education team because we couldn’t find a name that anyone else used for this energy. We believe that this concept is important, but will happily change the phrase we use to describe this if someone can point to a more commonly used, or more clear phrase.

Jmdonev at 19:01, 16 January 2023

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	<onlyinclude>'''Ambient energy''' is nature’s energy that never gets harnessed by people.</onlyinclude> This energy is often useful anyhow. Energy sciences focuses on energy that people harness from nature. These [[fuel]]s and [[flow]]s of [[primary energy]] are gathered from nature to allow humans to have a [[high energy society]]. People also benefit from energy that isn’t gathered but exists in nature, in ways that we rarely think about. This ‘’’ambient energy’’’ dwarfs the primary energy that is extracted from nature (in both fuels and flows combined).		<onlyinclude>'''Ambient energy''' is nature’s energy that never gets harnessed by people.</onlyinclude> This energy is often useful anyhow. Energy sciences focuses on energy that people harness from nature. These [[fuel]]s and [[flow]]s of [[primary energy]] are gathered from nature to allow humans to have a [[high energy society]]. People also benefit from energy that isn’t gathered but exists in nature, in ways that we rarely think about. This ‘’’ambient energy’’’ dwarfs the primary energy that is extracted from nature (in both fuels and flows combined).

	To give an example of this difference, we look at sunlight. Sunlight that we use to see as we walk around (this is different from the sunlight we gather for photovoltaic cells and turn into electricity, that would be primary energy, since it’s gathered). There’s quite a bit more sunlight bouncing around our environment, enabling us to see, than we’ll ever capture in photovoltaic cells.		To give an example of this difference, we look at sunlight. Sunlight that we use to see as we walk around (this is different from the sunlight we gather for photovoltaic cells and turn into electricity, that would be primary energy, since it’s gathered). There’s quite a bit more sunlight bouncing around our environment, enabling us to see, than we’ll ever capture in photovoltaic cells.
	Some other examples of ambient energy that are essential for people’s well being:		Some other examples of ambient energy that are essential for people’s well being:

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<onlyinclude>'''Ambient energy''' is nature’s energy that never gets harnessed by people.</onlyinclude> This energy is often useful anyhow. Energy sciences focuses on energy that people harness from nature. These [[fuel]]s and [[flow]]s of [[primary energy]] are gathered from nature to allow humans to have a [[high energy society]]. People also benefit from energy that isn’t gathered but exists in nature, in ways that we rarely think about. This ‘’’ambient energy’’’ dwarfs the primary energy that is extracted from nature (in both fuels and flows combined).
To give an example of this difference, we look at sunlight. Sunlight that we use to see as we walk around (this is different from the sunlight we gather for photovoltaic cells and turn into electricity, that would be primary energy, since it’s gathered). There’s quite a bit more sunlight bouncing around our environment, enabling us to see, than we’ll ever capture in photovoltaic cells.
Some other examples of ambient energy that are essential for people’s well being:
* The thermal energy in the Earth’s atmosphere that makes our planet the right temperature to support life.
* The chemical energy that went into making our [[atmospheric oxygen]]. Molecular oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere is incredibly rare, and took more than a billion years of sunlight-powered [[photosynthesis]] to make happen
* The [[kinetic energy]] of the Earth travelling around the Sun, which keeps us from falling into the sun.
* The [[rotational kinetic energy]] of the Earth spinning on its axis, giving the day-night cycle.
* The kinetic energy in the [[Ocean circulation|ocean’s currents]] that circulate nutrients and thermal energy.
* Energy in the Earth’s [[magnetic field]] that protects life from harmful [[Radiation exposure|cosmic rays]].
* Ambient energy requires no infrastructure and no investment by people, so it’s easy to forget about it.

The term Ambient energy was created by the Energy Education team because we couldn’t find a name that anyone else used for this energy. We believe that this concept is important, but will happily change the phrase we use to describe this if someone can point to a more commonly used, or more clear phrase.