Renewable resource

Offshore wind energy is an innovative approach to addressing climate change and the global energy crisis. Although many projects have begun, there are currently no offshore operational projects in the United States. Through the case study of the failed Cape Wind project, we can better understand the importance of integrating aspects of land use planning, environmental impact assessments, and historical and human considerations when designing a project like an offshore wind plant. Furthermore,…

In human History the use of water has been used for a thousand years the starting point of creating energy using water has been in progress for centuries from theory to experimentation, and in real life possible applications. It gave birth in modern time as Hydroelectricity a term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. In engineer’s eye’s it is a debatable energy source due to…

and Economic Growth, strongly advocates that “policies that promote sustainability may well lead to (some, but not unlimited) economic growth.” Unlike most nations that depend on nonrenewable resources such as oil and coal, the East Asian nations have been progressing in their development of sustainable renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, and hydropower, and as a result, the region’s economy has been stabilizing. Clifford Krauss’s China’s Hunger for Commodities Wanes, and Pain…

Tanzania had its first national energy policy and the latest national energy policy was published in 2003. The national policy 2003 mainly focused on the national energy needs in Tanzania, and in the policy, to develop domestic cost effective energy resources, to improve energy reliability, efficiency and security, and to reduce deforestation were also highlighted as the subsidiary objectives. 2003 national energy policy put climate change concept in its content, and it is the first time climate…

In the book, This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein focuses on many different points explaining her purpose. Specifically in chapter three, she discusses about how some cities in Germany have already started to use renewable energy in order to keep their communities clean. They are putting their communities safety first before they think about making any kind of profit for themselves. Klein wrote how profit earned from the sale of energy would be returned to the city instead of shareholders. Klein…

techniques with alternatives that have better performance and do not emit carbon dioxide. This is what we call alternative energy. It is estimated that by 2050, one-third of the world 's energy will need to come from solar, wind, and other renewable resources (Alternative, 2014). If we do not start taking advantage of the benefits of alternative energy, our global warming levels will rise, public health will start to decrease, and our economy will suffer. Human activity is over burdening our…

(McCarthy “Greenhouse Gas Emissions”). Most commonly, it is emitted by Americans driving cars. Even though driving cars and burning fossil fuels does pollute the environment, no renewable energy source comes close to generating the same amount of energy that fossil fuels do. Nevertheless, the burning and usage of these non-renewable fossil fuels can have long term devastating effects if not payed attention too. For example, with increasing levels of greenhouse gases being added daily, the…

some of our most necessary natural resources? Energy is something which we rely on all the time. Coal and petroleum are what produce the fossil fuels which allow us to live our life as we are used to it. These fossil fuels are however a limited resource. They do not reproduce at the rate we are consuming them - and they won’t for many millions of years. Renewable energy, sadly, is an expensive alternative and only 14% of the energy the US consumes is renewable. What if there was a way to gain…

‘nutrients’ and ‘water’ (natural resources) until they go dry. Therefore, in order to achieve long term, prosperity that is also sustainable, TNC’s, free trade agreements/organizations, ‘developing’ countries, as well as us as consumers need to change the way we think about long term sustainable…

cost, the marginal cost of renewable energy is close to zero. “When you develop a renewable facility and are able to get a connection grid, you’ll always be the lowest cost power source” (Conrad De Aenelle, New York Times). In 2006, the green market generated “8.5 million new jobs, $970 billion in revenue, and over $100 billion in industry profits” (Sustainability, 217-218). In 2010, renewable energy supplied 16.7% of global energy consumption. Though the green renewable energy market has…