ENERGY

Auckland Airport Usage of Solar Energy

Auckland Airport Usage of Solar Energy

Q.1 Describe the good (sustainable) situation/practice and where in Auckland you found it.

The good practice that was found in the Auckland airport was the process of heating the water that is used in the airport for various purposes via the solar panel heating system. It, at the same time tends to sue the rain water harvesting system and has the ability to recycle it. It has been estimated that it has the ability of recycling 4000m3 of rain water which is said to be collected from the roof of the airport and then it is said to be piped to the tank of the farm for processing it for reuse (www.aucklandairport.co.nz).

Q.2 Explain what you believe is the background, and cause of this situation/practice.

Generally households are said to require electricity oriented water heating system which basically requires the electricity to heat water. Once the volume of hot water is over then the water needs to be re-heated again which in turns makes use of electricity. It is the utilization of the electricity to warm the water which makes the entire process of heating expensive since a lot of volt is required for any heating element and since heating water requires time it turns expensive. The process of heating and reheating makes it even more expensive.

Usually the gadgets or sources that make use of electricity can be termed as direct contributors towards air pollution and if one considers the electric heating system then it can be termed as a indirect contributor towards air pollution. Another disadvantage that this form of heating has is the fact that the there is a danger or a probability of the heating system to have a short circuit which can turn out to be injurious or fatal ...