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    OVERVIEW Coal, gas, and natural gas are the fossil fuels which are currently the world’s primary-energy source. Fossil fuels are made millions of years ago from organic materials such as plants and animals. Fossil fuels are finite resources and can cause irreparable damage to the environment. Fossil fuels are considered to be responsible for global warming. There are many activist and campaigns launched calling for divestment from fossil fuels, especially from large companies and…

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    One popular way to harness the ocean for renewable energy is wave energy conversion. Overall, this type of renewable energy source is cheap; however, it is not commercially viable. Another option is using turbines to use the energy of ocean currents. These types of renewable energy resources are less harmful to the environment than coal or natural gas. These oceanic resources may be beneficial, but there is not enough research to conclude that it can be applied…

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    amortize by September 2029. The Project sponsor is NRG Energy, Inc. (“NRG” or the “Sponsor”) (Ba3/BB-; SFS Equivalent rating of 6-). NRG owns one of the nation’s largest and most diverse competitive generation portfolios with interests in over 52 renewable energy projects around the world, including 36 wind projects consisting of 3,066 MW of generation capacity. The Project is a 150.0 MW wind energy farm consisting of 100 GE1.5MW XLE wind turbine generators. Cedro Hill is a bankruptcy remote,…

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    This article is about how wind and nuclear power have a better alternative power source than coal and fossil fuel. It also talks about how the USA is switching to renewable power generating sources. In addition, there are pros and cons to these renewable power resources for generating power. For instance, wind power is a good source of power, but can cause too much power generation and sometimes cannot produce enough power. However, nuclear power is a good source of constant power, but does not…

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    so low that is no longer economic to bring in high cost new oil fields. But even if the oil price does rise, it will not be able to compete with a renewable such as solar and wind. 1. Recent studies like these shed new light on wind and solar energy, which previous studies had not addressed. Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing aspects of renewable energy in the United States. The wind generates electricity by turning the blades of turbines. About 3% of the total electricity in the United…

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    CO2 Emission Analysis

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    (stated in the evaluation of the regression equation), and is significant in terms of statistics. This implies that the increase in the emission of carbon is proportional to the increase in the renewable energy supply. The question is why the increase in the CO2 emission leads to the increase in the renewable energy adoption? This might probably be as a result of government regulation which emphasize that as the CO2 emission increases, the need to switch to green energy increases, and that this…

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    Wind Turbines Analysis

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    Article 71: Wind Turbines have always been a threat to birds who get killed by the blades of these turbines and the writer tries to explain how appalling this situation is for the environment in this article. The writer highlights how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife is seeking a public comment on a permit proposed for Shiloh IV wind project that will allow a wind project to kill up to five golden eagles over a five-year period, despite their protected status. Another double standard the writer puts…

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    Wind energy is one of the fastest growing renewable energy source in the world. While massive wind farms, both onshore and offshore, are the primary focus as of late, microgeneration wind energy is a viable option for urban areas. Microgeneration wind energy is the small-scale implementation of wind turbines with the means of collecting wind energy. The use of small-scale wind energy is a perfect option for urban centers; microgeneration wind energy can be implemented through retrofitting…

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    energy to reduce the increasing of the temperature. The problem is connected to many another issues such as air pollution. There are three sources fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy. The sources have advantages and disadvantages. Fossil fuels include oil, coal and natural gas, and fossil fuels are non-renewable energy source. The fossil fuels are the most popular…

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    energy is a radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, solar thermal energy, etc .Solar energy is the best alternative energy resource for the Bronx because it 's is easily accessible. It also saves electricity, and it is a renewable source. However it may not be cost effective and cannot be used with weather other than sunny. Solar energy has multiple advantages, it also has disadvantages that can easily be fixed. One…

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