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The Energy Of The Future Is Winds Power And Renewable Energy
Dec 28th
The world uses fossil fuels like coal, oil, natural gas to power vehicles and homes. These fuel resources are used without concern to the environment. Air and water are being polluted at a fast rate, faster than ever before. There are more people that inhabit the earth everyday, and that means that more fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas are going to be used to run and generate electricity and power homes and business, and in addition power vehicles that run on these fuels. Winds power and renewable energy can save the earth from early destruction.
The United States is the most developed country in the world. It is one of the largest countries in the world. It uses two thirds of the world’s resources, and that includes fossil fuels to power it. It is a gigantic consumer. The thirst for these fuels for Americans has caused a huge environmental problem.
That problem is pollution. But, that is changing, and slowly. The U. S. And other parts of the world are starting to wake up and realize that in order to save the earth, the old ways of generating power need to go away, and alternative methods must take their place.
Wind power, and other renewable energy sources must be the future of the world energy production. It is not too late to implement this way of producing energy, and it is starting to happen. Look at some of the southwestern parts of the United States like Oklahoma and Arizona. They are examples of wind power energy production.
Wind farms are farms that produce electricity by the wind. Only the wind. Huge wind turbines, or windmills if you will, are popping up over vast expanses of open land. These giant farms are producing electricity by using the power of the wind flowing over the land. They cover vast numbers of acres to produce a lot of electricity. The nice thing about it is that the wind is free and non-polluting.
Solar energy is another renewable energy source that is producing large quantities of electricity for businesses and homes. And now, solar energy is such a big business that you can get affordable solar panel arrays for your home. They are not too expensive. The savings on electricity are huge, and, another benefit is that the sun is free for the taking. It is a clean resource that many are starting to take advantage of. The federal government will also give you a tax break if you use it.
Solar power arrays can be place on the roof of your home or business, and since you are producing electricity, the system will pay for itself over time. In fact, if you make more energy than you use, you can sell that energy back to the electric company and they will gladly buy it back from you.
Winds power and renewable energy is the future for the world. It must be taken care of. Old ways of fueling homes and businesses have to go away for the new energy sources that are clean, and free.
We Need to Find Some Alternative Energy Sources Quickly
Sep 15th
In the past, electricity has usually been generated used fossil fuels such as coal but unfortunately these resources are finite and supplies have almost run out. In addition, their use has damaged the environment due to the large amount of carbon dioxide these generation methods produce and this contributes to the greenhouse effect and causes global warming.
We need to find some alternative energy sources quickly.
Possible sources of alternative energy include solar power, wind power, energy from the sea and biomass although there is no doubt that other possibilities exist and may become significant
Fossil fuels are so called because they were formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
Examples of fossil fuels include coal, oil and gas and they provide approximately 95% of the worlds energy needs.
When used to produce electricity coal is crushed then burned, used to heat water, the steam produced is used to turn turbines, the turbines turn generators and this generates electricity. Burning coal produces sulphur dioxide which causes acid rain. It also produces carbon dioxide which is the cause of the greenhouse effect and global warming.
Coal and other fossil fuels are finite resources and have almost run out. They will not last much longer.
We need to develop some alternative energy sources quickly
One possibility is nuclear power which produces approximately 11% of the worlds energy needs.
Nuclear fission is used to split uranium atoms and this produces energy in the form of heat.
This is used to heat water, the steam produced is used to turn turbines, the turbines turn generators which generate electricity.
It is not expensive, very reliable, very efficient and does not cause acid rain or global warming.
However, the small amount of waste produced is extremely dangerous and must be supervised and controlled for thousands of years. It must be protected from natural disasters and any other threats and the processes involved will be difficult and expensive.
If anything goes wrong, a major disaster will occur affecting millions of people e.g. Chernobyl.
Do we really want to leave such a legacy for our children?
During the next century, fuel will become increasingly scarce.
We will need to generate electricity to keep the lights on and keep our computers running.
Maybe we have no choice.