Are Alternate Energy Sources Capable of Alleviating Fossil Fuel Dependencies? The dependency on fossil fuels has turned into a global economic issue. Nearly everything a consumer purchases one way or another the cost of that product has been impacted by fossil fuels and its by-products (e.g. crude oil, coal, diesel oil, kerosine, gasoline, and plastics). Alternative energy sources (e.g., biomass, bio-fuel, geothermal energy, natural gases, hydrogen fuel, hydro-electric power, nuclear power, wind, solar energy, and tidal currents) are not only able to reduce the impact fossil fuels have on everything but reduce the dependency of fossil fuels. In the proper combination the use of alternative energy sources should be considered a viable solution to alleviate the dependency on fossil fuels. The dependency on fossil fuels has developed into a globally scaled problem. Unfortunately this problem has been having an economic impact for far to many years and it will only get worse until the use of alternative energy sources are put to use in effective quantities. During her Congressional Testimony before the Committee on House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Honorable Jackalyne Pfannenstiel Assistant Secretary, Energy, Installations, and Environment Department Of The Navy pointed out that for every $1 rise per barrel it adds $30 million The Navy 's fuel expenses. One dollar may not seem like a lot to some, but when it is looked at like the previous example it shines a much…
The Future of Alternative Energy Sources Today with such great progress being made in our civilizations, energy is the key to holding everything together. We need energy for things in domestic life, agriculture, industry, transportation, and almost anything else. Since the creation of the first oil drill in 1859 by George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake, America has continuously used fossil fuels as its primary energy source. As our population grows, as more buildings are being constructed, as more…
prioritised source of alternative energy source. The question is in which one should we make a primitive source of creating energy. So what kind of energy can we chose to consider on making our required need, to producing energy. Over all, everything that is alternative, makes our environment one step closer toward a better more cleaner, healthier environment. Which will you pick? Alternative fuels are just one of the many sources that power our everyday life style, from cars to electric power…
our environment, it is important to search for alternatives that will benefit our earth. Alternative energy is energy that is widely available and environment friendly. These alternative energy sources do not consume fossil fuels; instead they are nuclear, solar, wind or hydroelectrically powered. These energy forms are more environmentally friendly because they cause little or no pollution. It is important to know the different types of alternative energy because it could help benefit our…
(2015). The Economics of Renewable Energy. Global Development And Environment Institute, 1-35. The article explores the possible replacements of the ever diminishing supplies of fossil fuels. It views the prospects of using fossil fuels in the future as reducing every day given that they are created over geological time. It explores the probable sources of energy to replace the fossil fuels and recommends a number of alternatives that include wind power, solar, geothermal, nuclear, hydropower,…
eighty-eight percent of this electrical usage (McLamb). “In 2012 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that together, renewable energy sources have the potential to supply 482,247 billion kilowatt/hours of electricity annually,” and this is 118 times the current consumption of the current annual energy usage (McCarthy). Alternative energy is the production of energy through alternative sources opposed to fossil fuels. These other sources of energies are the sun, plant matter, wind,…
have the technology to get energy without the burning of fossil fuels. But some people say that non-renewable energy is too much money, and not as reliable compared to the burning of fossil fuel. What I was to find is if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of using solar energy, Hydroelectric, wind energy, and Nuclear energy for our energy sources. I also want to understand how each of the non-renewable energy systems work and what technology they use.…
form of alternative energy sources just like solar, biomass, geothermal and hydroelectric energy sources. Why there is an alternative energy sources like wind power, for two reasons. First reason, if we continue to use fossil fuel, the planet may be in danger and may cause carbon dioxide emissions. The carbon dioxide is increasing the planet’s temperature, which in turn will destroy us and our entire ecosystem. The second reason is we need to find energy sources that do not put out carbon…
today, but it is nothing compared to what is to come if we don’t start taking care of the planet now. According to alternative energy organization, the world produces carbon dioxide that is release to the earth’s atmosphere everyday. The carbon dioxide that is released increases the warmth of our planet which is causing “Global Warming” (altenergy.org). How do we prevent global warming, but still produce energy? One answer is to replace the technologies that are releasing carbon dioxide with…
Renewable Energy: A Way to Change the World In 2010 the U.S. had more than 500 coal burning power plants. Before the year was over 180 of these plants have closed and more are scheduled to close (Brown). The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now lowering. Today many new types of alternative energy sources are taking over. Harmful fossil fuels, including coal and oil, were previously used to make all the energy possible. These are however very harmful and nonrenewable. Wind, Solar,…