Fuels

With the growing population in the past years comes an increase in urbanization and industrialization, thus increasing the number of buildings in urban areas and consequently this means an overall rise in energy usage by the people. The increase in population and amount of people moving into urban areas is occurring at an alarming rate, but this doesn’t come as a surprise. Ever since 1950 this has been occurring. From 1950 to 1986 there was an increase from 600 million to 2 billion people…

greater threat to future generations than climate change” (Obama). Since the 1750’s Industrial Revolution, human activity has contributed substantially to the noxious warming of Earth’s atmosphere; the United States’ extensive burning of fossil fuels and its subsequent emission of greenhouse gases have consumed an equivalent to 7% of our GDP in 2006 alone, and an estimated $9 trillion in pollution-induced illness in just the past 30 years (Environment America). An unfortunate but…

Wind Power Finding a new reliable source of renewable energy is exactly what this generation should be striving for. Fossil fuels are what this world lives off of and in the near future this product will no longer be accessible. According to Shahrair Shanifee “The new formula is modified from the Class model and thus assumes a continuous compound rate and computes fossil fuel reserve depletion times for oil, coal and gas of approximately 35, 107 and 37 years” (Shanifee par. 1). Yes there are…

independent. The US relies on other countries’ ability to provide fossil fuels to thrive as a country. It would be very beneficial to many people if the US, and other countries, are energy independent. Another incentive to creating new energy means is the possibility of money to be made with new innovation. Not only would someone rather pay for a clean energy alternative, but an alternative could ultimately be cheaper than fossil fuels. There is a huge amount of money to be made for the person…

tenacious aspiration to encourage residents to go off grid, Rogers has inspired countless residents to become energy independent. In doing so, he has prioritized it as his ‘number one’ objective, insistent to reduce carbon emission from combustible fuels. The key factor that lead him to partake of the clean energy movement was perturbing fact that Hawaii’s hallmark coral reefs are perishing in the increasingly acidic ocean. Through obdurate, tireless effort, Rogers has manifested that carbon…

The national food policy is failing, and it is becoming a critical issue for Americans. The food policy concerns how food is produced, processed, distributed, and purchased. The inefficient, yet cheap energy (fossil fuels) that the food policy relies heavily on is dwindling down and will eventually disappear, leaving the food policy vulnerable to failure. However, there are some courses that the government can take in renewable energy when that cheap energy is used up. Because of our…

and social repercussions (Musk, 2015). In the light of the inevitability of an end to the supply of fossil fuels and of the considerable danger in not employing any mitigation efforts, this essay analyzes the reason why the transition to sustainable energy sources is being delayed. It is also presented the solution that would lead to the acceleration of transitioning from the use of fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources, such as wind, nuclear, solar and hydroelectrical. Discussion For…

good or not. The down side of wind and solar resources is that they are not productive in all areas of the world. The United States does not yet have a Renewable Energy Policy. However, states have the choice to use renewable energy rather than fossil fuel. Wind energy is great, but wind farms cannot be built in all places. To generate electricity, winds velocity has to be at least 13 miles per hour. Thus, wind farms should be built in areas such as hills or valleys were wind velocity is fast…

slow climate change, disagreements are prevalent according to the article. However, it is clear that the main obstacle that most parties agree on is the issue of financing. Reducing negative impacts on the environment, such as switching from fossil fuels to green energy, requires significant funding. Reasonably, the developing countries are outspoken in their crucial need for support from the developed countries. This essay analyzes the main arguments in Lewis and Felix’s article…

comparable properties to mineral diesel, being easy to produce compared to counterparts and offering smaller emissions footprints. Therefore, the experimental study aims to evaluate the potential and influence of Jatropha oil (JO) as diesel engine fuel. Endurance long term operation tests of 300 hours for JO and 100 hours for DO were conducted on a small single cylinder 6.5 kW diesel engine generator to investigate the durability, performance and emission characteristics of the engine with the…