Is renewable energy possible in the US?
Throughout the history of mankind, humans have developed more efficient ways to accomplish the needs of society. Some examples of this include the invention of modern transportation, industrial agriculture, plumbing, the computer and other advances that make the services we need more efficient and easier to use. One of the exceptions to this revolution in efficiency is in the way we generate energy through the burning of fossil fuels. For the last half century and longer, modern petroleum has been a driving factor in global economic success. Despite the development of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power in the 1970’s, governments and investors around the world have continued to focus their …show more content…
By reducing dependence on other countries and the economy for the price of our energy, there would be greater stability in the US economy. Other energy sources are non-renewable; these are fossil fuels in the form of oil, natural gas, coal and more. These fuels take millions of years to develop underground and there are limited quantities that exist in earth. Non-renewable energy sources are a form of energy storage and can be burned at any time to release the energy they hold although they require extraction. Fossil fuels do not exist everywhere in the world and most reserves are concentrated to only a select few …show more content…
The transportation industry has a strong culture within the US where almost all occupations require a personal mode of transportation. This creates a system where an immediate and storable source of energy is necessary for the reliability and consistency of our vehicles. In a study published by Applied Energy, scientists predicted the path many industries would take as they make transitions to sustainable energy sources. When they reviewed the transportation industry they predicted there would be little change. “Liquid fuels will keep dominating the transport energy consumption, while biofuels and electrification will facilitate the decarbonization of the transport sector both in China and USA.” (Hongjun) This study says that transportation requires an immediate source of power found in liquid fuels but will be supplemented by renewable power. With the integration of renewable energy in transportation, cars will increase in efficiently and have lower CO2 emissions. An example of this that’s happening right now is hybrid cars. Hybrids combine renewable and non renewable energy and have been extremely successful in offsetting some of their CO2 output and saving electricity. This study predicts that this will be the major change we see in the US transportation industry. Another study by a Danish University that discussed the strategies for implementing renewable energy in
Throughout the history of mankind, humans have developed more efficient ways to accomplish the needs of society. Some examples of this include the invention of modern transportation, industrial agriculture, plumbing, the computer and other advances that make the services we need more efficient and easier to use. One of the exceptions to this revolution in efficiency is in the way we generate energy through the burning of fossil fuels. For the last half century and longer, modern petroleum has been a driving factor in global economic success. Despite the development of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power in the 1970’s, governments and investors around the world have continued to focus their …show more content…
By reducing dependence on other countries and the economy for the price of our energy, there would be greater stability in the US economy. Other energy sources are non-renewable; these are fossil fuels in the form of oil, natural gas, coal and more. These fuels take millions of years to develop underground and there are limited quantities that exist in earth. Non-renewable energy sources are a form of energy storage and can be burned at any time to release the energy they hold although they require extraction. Fossil fuels do not exist everywhere in the world and most reserves are concentrated to only a select few …show more content…
The transportation industry has a strong culture within the US where almost all occupations require a personal mode of transportation. This creates a system where an immediate and storable source of energy is necessary for the reliability and consistency of our vehicles. In a study published by Applied Energy, scientists predicted the path many industries would take as they make transitions to sustainable energy sources. When they reviewed the transportation industry they predicted there would be little change. “Liquid fuels will keep dominating the transport energy consumption, while biofuels and electrification will facilitate the decarbonization of the transport sector both in China and USA.” (Hongjun) This study says that transportation requires an immediate source of power found in liquid fuels but will be supplemented by renewable power. With the integration of renewable energy in transportation, cars will increase in efficiently and have lower CO2 emissions. An example of this that’s happening right now is hybrid cars. Hybrids combine renewable and non renewable energy and have been extremely successful in offsetting some of their CO2 output and saving electricity. This study predicts that this will be the major change we see in the US transportation industry. Another study by a Danish University that discussed the strategies for implementing renewable energy in