If we looks today’s prospect we are very much dependent on
fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. We always heard that soon these
fossil fuels are going to end because these are not renewable. But still we are
using these sources of energy for various areas like electricity generation,
motor fuel, energy services, Space exploration and much more. Due to excessive
use of these non-renewable resources, they are decaying at very fast rate. Now
Renewable energy resources are the best resources that becoming the alternative
of these non-renewable resources.
Solar Energy: This
energy will available for millions of year in the future, so this is the best
alternative. Solar energy is directly coming from the Sun. The energy can be
utilized for various purposes like generating electricity, water heating, solar
cooling and various commercial and industrial uses.
Wind Energy: Wind
energy is really a great alternative for the same, this is captured by wind
turbines and this can be utilized for electricity generation. Countries are
establishing wind mill farms where they capture wind energy and utilize it
further.
Hydro Energy: There
are several rivers in the world, these are the source for Hydro Power. This can
yield a lot of power as compared wind energy because water is denser then wind.
Hydroelectric energy can be generated by making dams on the river.
Bio Energy: This
is derived from biomass; biomass is organic matter make up with plants. Biomass
can be used to produce transport fuel, electricity, and other useful chemicals.
This combined purpose of biomass is known as Bio Energy.
Hydrogen: This
element is in abundance on Earth, found in many organic compounds, in water as
well. Hydrogen can be separated from these compounds and can be burned as a
fuel and converted into electricity.
Geothermal Energy: Not
all the energy comes from the sun, the earth’s internal heat known as
geothermal energy can be used for variety of purposes. This includes electric
power production, and the heating and cooling of the buildings.
Ocean Energy: This
is most powerful resource of energy, tides have power to destruct but this
power can be utilized for the production of electricity. There are several
forms of ocean energy that can be used for production of energy.
Let’s tell you something very interesting, these all
renewable energies are somehow related to each other. How let’s explore:
Sun’s heat drive wind and those are captured by wind mills
at wind farm, again winds and sun’s head cause evaporation of water thus there
is a rainfall and snow fall that is helpful for hydropower. Interesting, isn’t
it, so let’s go further, heat, wind and water causes plant to grow, which
constitute Bio energy. Hydrogen can only be used by separating it from
compound, this needs, heat energy, and finally tides and ocean waves are
because of moon’s gravity and moon is getting energy by sun.
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