In the modern world most everything runs on fossil fuel, but there is one major flaw in fossil fuels. New methods are needed to generate power; we need an alternative energy source so that we do not run out of fuel. We need alternative energy for many reasons mainly because we are running out of fuel but also because we are polluting this world, alternative energy can produce “clean” energy that will provide a new power source without polluting this world. In this article I will talk about these and other problems with our current power generation methods: Fossil Fuels.
Alternative Energy, a big word that could mean so many things, Alternative Energy is by dictionary definition: energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy, that can replace or …show more content…
Now in 2016 we use more fuel than ever with over 1.2 billion vehicles on the road burning up our gas. The cars, while they do use the most fuel out of everything else there are other things that use fuel. Fossil Fuels also power our home, indirectly; generators burn these fuels to create electricity. With the world starting to use more and more electricity every day we are soon going to run into a big problem because we need more fuel to power our generators that produce …show more content…
These system are very rare because you have to have very specific circumstances in order for this to happen. While these systems are not very common they are starting to appear more frequently, an article was written about this in which they said the industry is currently enjoying something of a boom. “In 1998, the first CHP plant running on CMM from a closed-down mine was commissioned” (Sporer 2). Before 1998 some systems were used to power and heat the mines but never to produce electricity for use on the public grid. These systems were built to help stop pollution and to produce electricity, the mine methane has the same effect on our atmosphere as carbon dioxide, destroys the ozone layer. This system, while not found in the U.S. is still helping to lead the way to producing an effective alternative power
Alternative Energy, a big word that could mean so many things, Alternative Energy is by dictionary definition: energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy, that can replace or …show more content…
Now in 2016 we use more fuel than ever with over 1.2 billion vehicles on the road burning up our gas. The cars, while they do use the most fuel out of everything else there are other things that use fuel. Fossil Fuels also power our home, indirectly; generators burn these fuels to create electricity. With the world starting to use more and more electricity every day we are soon going to run into a big problem because we need more fuel to power our generators that produce …show more content…
These system are very rare because you have to have very specific circumstances in order for this to happen. While these systems are not very common they are starting to appear more frequently, an article was written about this in which they said the industry is currently enjoying something of a boom. “In 1998, the first CHP plant running on CMM from a closed-down mine was commissioned” (Sporer 2). Before 1998 some systems were used to power and heat the mines but never to produce electricity for use on the public grid. These systems were built to help stop pollution and to produce electricity, the mine methane has the same effect on our atmosphere as carbon dioxide, destroys the ozone layer. This system, while not found in the U.S. is still helping to lead the way to producing an effective alternative power