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sources in our country. Transportation uses 56% of gasoline and electricity generally used 27% of natural gas in 20141. Gasoline and natural gas become less available as time goes by. Algae biodiesel can replace gasoline after 20 years. Nuclear power and coal power can provide baseload electricity; solar power and natural gas can use battery to provide the peak electricity. Algae can be produced with waste water in the photobioreactors or open ponds. Photobioreactors is a closed environment…

oil is also to cool the outer gearbox oil, which consists of a motor driven cooling pump and filter. To prevent the entry of coal gearbox, is to provide a system of air sealing. Hot air for drying the primary and the transfer of pulverized coal enters the side of the mill isolated and Liner Assembly. Tramp iron pyrites and stones next to the mill with the transfer of raw coal Cup and being a heavy fall on the side of the mill and installation of linear. And scrape and pour this Assembly…

Ever since the industrial revolution, the world has been involved in a constant struggle. This everlasting debate between economic growth and environmental protection has come to light once again with the expansion of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. While fracking was first used in the 1940s, it has not been widespread until recently when it was joined with horizontal drilling (Hoffman, n.d., para. 1). It is a process used to acquire natural gas previously inaccessible with more…

Nuclear energy is a form of energy that may not be the best option. Instead of using nuclear power, we should use solar power and wind turbines. Nuclear power would have the potential to harm humans and the globe. The toxins released from the use of this could produce the radioactivity to harm humans’ genetics and could possibly lead to global warming. On top of being harmful, it could explode. If this were to happen, many of us would be gone and it would alter the means of life that are…

I am all for renewable resources. I also strongly agree that natural gas is our way to wean off coal and slowly enter into renewable energy sources. I would just like to compare how natural gas can still win over renewable resources in one aspect. Let’s take a look at wind energy. As a renewable energy source, wind energy requires an immense amount…

rivers to being the primary choice of Naval powers across the globe. Due to its flexibility in the water, steam ships were prized for being able to go against the current and wind. The downside to the steam ship was that it required constant fuel, coal being the main source. This made it difficult to refuel, eventually leading to a search for new a new, more efficient, source of fuel. The transition from sails to steamers originally came about from the difficulty of navigating rivers. River…

This is a good thing because plants burning coal for energy are very toxic to our environment and nuclear power plants only emit small amounts of greenhouse gasses and have the capability to produce as much energy as coal run plants with less environmental detriment. Another main advantage of using nuclear energy is that it is very powerful and more efficient than other alternative…

policies remain unchanged, world energy demands will increase by 50% between now and 2030. Considering the rapidly depleting supply of coal and oil, a viable long-term replacement must be established to compensate for this substantial gap. Nuclear power is the future way forward. The reasons are manifold. Firstly, nuclear energy has the greatest potential…

Fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal) have been the pillar of our modern society since the Industrial Revolution. There is no further doubt that fossil fuels have a high density of energy and they are the world’s dominant energy source. Even though these non-renewable resources have a variety of applications like fuel for transportation, electricity, plastic, medicine, and chemicals, they are also the largest emitters of carbon dioxide which causes human health and environmental issues. Every…

that it will retire eight coal-fired electric generating units in Michigan by 2023 in which is 25% of the total electricity produced by the company in 2015. Nearly 18GW of electric generating capacity were retired in 2015, and more than 80% of that was coal-fired. Coal, however, holds a 26% share of the U.S. power capacity, and generation is expected to increase in 2017. With the recent change in government officials, President Trump is leaning towards helping coal by adding stability and…