What is Alternative Energy

There is a lot of energy that we can use if we only try to research and develop the technology needed to do it. We can move away from fossil fuels and old electricity networks by switching to alternatives to this energy source.

One alternative energy source is wind power. Wind turbines continue to be developed which are increasingly energy efficient and cheaper. "Wind farms" have sprung up in many countries, and they have even become more strategic over time so they do not harm birds such as wind turbines before.

Other alternative energy sources are one of the most famous: solar energy. This involves making solar cells that collect and focus the energy released directly by the sun, and translate it into electricity or, in some cases, hot water. Like wind energy, solar energy creates absolute zero pollution.

Ocean wave energy is seen by the government and investors as having huge potential for producing energy. A generator in France has been operating for years and is considered a huge success, and Irish and Scottish people run experimental facilities.

Hydroelectric power has been with us for a while and where it has been arranged, it is a stronger and cleaner electricity generator than the grid. However, there are certain limits to the availability of the right place to set up a large dam. Many river-built, or small and localized hydropower plants have been formed lately due to these limitations.

Geothermal energy is very abundant, because it is located just below our feet, just a few miles below the surface of the earth. This energy is produced by heating water through the actions of the extremely hot melting core of the earth. Water turns into steam, which can be used and used to drive turbine engines which in turn produce electricity. A large amount of research and development must be included in tapping geothermal energy.

Exhaust gas energy, which is basically methane, reverses the usual relationship of energy pollution by creating energy from waste located in landfills and from some air pollutants. This gas is used in fuel cells and can be used in standard gasoline generators.

Ethanol is a substitute for gasoline and is made from things like wheat, sugar cane, wine, strawberries, corn, and even wood chips and wood cellulose. There is controversy about this fuel related to what was once truly economic or practical except in very local areas, but the technology for extraction and admixuring continues to be refined.

Energy biodiesel is made from oil contained in plants. So far, biodiesel commercial stores have been made using soybeans, rapeseeds and sunflower oil. At the time of this writing, biodiesel is usually produced by entrepreneurial-minded individuals or those who want to experiment with alternative energy, but the commercial interest of the company continues to increase. It burns much cleaner than oil-based diesel.

Atomic energy was created at atomic energy plants using nuclear fission processes. This energy is very efficient and can produce large amounts of power. There are concerns from some people about what to do with the relatively small amount of the remaining atomic energy produced, because it is radioactive and takes hundreds of years to decay to be harmless.

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