Renewal Energy is an expensive way for American to receive energy to power their homes and other machinery. Wind turbines, hydro generators and solar panels seems to be the safest way to produce energy but are not, and they are not guaranteed to produce the energy that is needed. Fracking is a major way in extracting fossil fuels and has been successful and guaranteed. Renewable energy sources as a main source of energy is not effective as other sources of energy nor is it environmental friendly.
Creating a renewable energy plant is very difficult and when it time for updates and modifications it will be very costly.To receive the greatest amount of electricity you need open land, and usually that is further away from cities which makes …show more content…
The only way to receive energy by turbines is if the wind is blowing a certain speed. Although wind is the main purpose to receive energy by turbines wind is the number one cause in damage to all renewable energy equipment, lighting also causes major damage to turbines. When the wind is not blowing that speed the towers will turn off due to the fear of the turbines being blown down. “Wind turbines under 100 kilowatts cost $3,000 to $8,000 per kilowatt of capacity an a 10 kilowatt machine which is the size needed to power a large home might have an installed cost of $50,000-$80,000” (Daniels). “In Devon UK a turbine collapsed due to strong winds that swept across the region and a more notably incident was the destruction of a 2 million dollar wind turbine in North Ayrshire, Scotland, which caught fire in 2011 due to a severe storm in the area”(Morris). In the united states wind farms are not getting enough satisfaction by the people, they are compared to highways because they are noisy, land-intensive and unsightly. Constant inspections to the turbines needs to take place to insure the machine is not causing a risk to the environmental. They also affect the wildlife causing large quantity of different species of birds a year. “Wind farms produce only a fraction of the energy of a conventional power plant but require hundreds of times the acreage”(Burnett). “Europe have 159 turbines and cover thousands of acres …show more content…
“Fossil fuels are available all over the world and the methods to extract energy from them are also not that expensive. To obtain the fossil fuels in their refined form, they need to be properly treated. This does not need a wide set up and is economical” (Zotov).With technology improving the extraction procedure has become easier and it has improved. The fuels are created naturally from decomposition of dead plants and animals from over millions of years. Fossil fuels are easily combustible which helps powers machines with little amount of fuel that produces a large amount of energy. Fossil fuels have been around for a long time and the “Industrial revolution has popularized the usage of fossil fuel in the entire planet. All machines, devices, vehicles depend on the fossil fuels, may it be coal, petroleum or natural gas”(Zotov). Energy sources with the highest calorific value are more effective and fossil fuels have the highest calorific value. Fossil fuels are more stable compared to the renewable energy sources due to the fact that they are composed of carbon and hydrogen molecules. Storing and transporting the fuels are also easier than renewable energy. North America as a whole are becoming more involved in the shale gas reserve as a resource. “North America has sufficient natural gas that can be produced at reasonable
Creating a renewable energy plant is very difficult and when it time for updates and modifications it will be very costly.To receive the greatest amount of electricity you need open land, and usually that is further away from cities which makes …show more content…
The only way to receive energy by turbines is if the wind is blowing a certain speed. Although wind is the main purpose to receive energy by turbines wind is the number one cause in damage to all renewable energy equipment, lighting also causes major damage to turbines. When the wind is not blowing that speed the towers will turn off due to the fear of the turbines being blown down. “Wind turbines under 100 kilowatts cost $3,000 to $8,000 per kilowatt of capacity an a 10 kilowatt machine which is the size needed to power a large home might have an installed cost of $50,000-$80,000” (Daniels). “In Devon UK a turbine collapsed due to strong winds that swept across the region and a more notably incident was the destruction of a 2 million dollar wind turbine in North Ayrshire, Scotland, which caught fire in 2011 due to a severe storm in the area”(Morris). In the united states wind farms are not getting enough satisfaction by the people, they are compared to highways because they are noisy, land-intensive and unsightly. Constant inspections to the turbines needs to take place to insure the machine is not causing a risk to the environmental. They also affect the wildlife causing large quantity of different species of birds a year. “Wind farms produce only a fraction of the energy of a conventional power plant but require hundreds of times the acreage”(Burnett). “Europe have 159 turbines and cover thousands of acres …show more content…
“Fossil fuels are available all over the world and the methods to extract energy from them are also not that expensive. To obtain the fossil fuels in their refined form, they need to be properly treated. This does not need a wide set up and is economical” (Zotov).With technology improving the extraction procedure has become easier and it has improved. The fuels are created naturally from decomposition of dead plants and animals from over millions of years. Fossil fuels are easily combustible which helps powers machines with little amount of fuel that produces a large amount of energy. Fossil fuels have been around for a long time and the “Industrial revolution has popularized the usage of fossil fuel in the entire planet. All machines, devices, vehicles depend on the fossil fuels, may it be coal, petroleum or natural gas”(Zotov). Energy sources with the highest calorific value are more effective and fossil fuels have the highest calorific value. Fossil fuels are more stable compared to the renewable energy sources due to the fact that they are composed of carbon and hydrogen molecules. Storing and transporting the fuels are also easier than renewable energy. North America as a whole are becoming more involved in the shale gas reserve as a resource. “North America has sufficient natural gas that can be produced at reasonable