Alternative+Energy

What is alternative energy you may ask?

Let's face it, there is not enough oil in our world to keep supplying the word with fuel for so many different machines, vehicles, etc. Soon our oil supply will run out and come crashing down and our economy will come with it. Filling up your car at the gas pump is becoming more and more costly, and people aren't happy! Its time to start looking at alternative energy sources. Solar Energy is starting to help harness some electrical power to power some homes and different items, and ethanol is starting to become available at some gas stations to fill up with, and even wind farms are starting to pop up around the world. Its not all about the "tree huggers" anymore, people are starting to wake up and smell the flowers, but not for long, because the beautiful flowers wont be there for long, because our world is getting ruined.

At the link below there is a great example of how our earth will be effected if no alternative energy sources are used.

http://home.utah.edu/~ptt25660/tran.html

Now, what is this alternative energy anyway. Alternative energy is a very broad term. Basically what it is is any alternate form of usable energy, that will replace the current form of fuel used now, without the consequence of the fuel that is being used now. Alternative energy sources are renewable and are thought to be "free" energy sources. They all have lower carbon emissions compared to conventional energy sources.

Some examples

There are almost an infinite number of alternative energy sources, some have just not been discovered yet. Some forms include, coal, hydrogen, corn, water, etc., the list goes on and on. But not only that, items such as solar panels, windmills, and dams. Some examples are described in detail below.

 Wind Energy...

The windmill was created primarily by the dutch. Originally they used it to pump water that had flooded their land, they then attached the windmill to the top of a multistory building that would grind grains. From there it branched and soon there was 10,000 windmills all across England.

 Biomass Energy...

The term for energy from plants. Energy in this form is very commonly used throughout the world. Unfortunately the most popular is the burning of trees for cooking and warmth. This process releases copious amounts of carbon dioxide g ases into the atmosphere and is a major contributor to unhealthy air in many areas. Some of the more modern forms of biomass energy are methane generation and production of alcohol for automobile fuel and fueling electric power plants.

 Solar Energy...

This form of energy relies on the nuclear fusion power from the core of the Sun. This energy can be collected and converted i n a few different ways. The range is from simply heating water for domestic use to the complex technologies of direct conversion of sunlight to electrical energy using mirrors and boilers or photovoltaic cells. Unfortunately these are currently insufficient to fully power our modern society.

Hydroelectric Energy...

Geothermal Energy...

Energy from the Tides...

Waste water Energy ...

There is so many different ways to save our planet all around us, we just have to take the time to use them.

Sources...

http://www.altenergy.org/