...Pollution is destroying our Earth and hurting us humans along with the habitats and lives of many species. Your energy sources are a major cause of the pollution. By running on fossil fuels your releasing harmful greenhouse gases into the environment. But don’t fret because you can help. Instead of using fossil fuels, you can switch to biofuel paired with wind energy in your town, Algona, Iowa! Biofuel will supply fuel to your vehicles, while wind energy will provide electricity to your needs. Both sources are ecofriendly. Wind energy uses a generator within the turbine to convert motion energy into electricity, which produces no carbon emission. Biofuel produces small amounts of carbon dioxide in the production and usage, but when new crop...
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...burning of fossil fuels . Ocean currents / tidal energy and photovoltaic energy would bring many benefits to Miami, Florida. These sources would work very well in Miami, Florida because Miami is a very big city, that is sunny most of the time. These are important factors because tidal energy has an energy efficiency percentage of 80 percent, according to the Ocean Energy Council, which means it can produce enough energy for a big city. Since Miami is sunny most of time, solar panels are able to produce the maximum energy possible because all they need to produce energy is direct...
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...Paper Alternative Energy The continued use of the planet’s fossil fuels will eventually come to an end and will require an ultimatum to be made. Other sources of energy must be found to sustain this dependency that society has created, so it can continue to fuel our everyday needs. Although scarcity is a leading factor in the search for newer resources, the damaged caused by fossil fuels need to be reversed, including pollution and global warming. Every day there are more and more advancements, innovations, or even inventions of new alternative resources that need to be taken advantage of to maintain a stable and reliable source of energy. Alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydrogen energy are more durable and efficient to be used as a substitute for current natural resource uses. Foremost, fossil fuels have been a primary source for energy for years, and had some major consequences alongside them. Pollution is no new name to the harm our environment receives and it comes from the burning of fuel. As well as pollution being created, global warming, which is a huge debate in today’s society, is also caused by burning fossil fuels (Rinkesh “What are fossil fuels”). Not only does it damage our environment, but it causes health problems for its wildlife and our own lives. These hazardous effects will have a long term duration and require a cleaner solution and that is natural resources (Rinkesh “What are fossil fuels”). These alternative energy sources would...
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...corn and is a cleaner, more efficient alternative to traditional fossil fuels. In a New York Times article titled, “Corn Ethanol Makers Weigh Switch to Butanol,” by Henry Fountain, it has been indicated that the general mentality in the “Corn Belt,” a cluster of Midwestern states, has slightly shifted. With the scarcity of gasoline increasing as its being depleted quickly, gasoline/ethanol refineries are strongly considering the switch to mixing gasoline with butanol rather than ethanol. Butanol, which is also known as butyl alcohol, is being recognized as an overall better alternative source of energy when made into biobutanol. Biobutanol, which uses biomass and butanol, contains more energy than ethanol, is easier to handle, and can be blended with gasoline in larger amounts per gallon. Today, ethanol is being mixed at a standardized rate of 10%. Biobutanol is recommended to be mixed at 16% of the volume per gallon of gasoline. Biobutanol also contains 30% more energy than ethanol. Obviously, taking those two factors into consideration, efficiency is increased while also burning less gasoline, which is scarce and harmful to the environment. Another positive side to making the switch from ethanol to biobutanol is taking into account the cost of maintenance of each biofuel. Ethanol evaporates relatively easily, meaning refiners have to remove lighter components of the product to meet air-quality standards. However, butanol doesn’t evaporate easily, so most of those lighter components...
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...November 24, 2011 Oil: Can We Survive Without It? Oil production and inventions of alternative energy sources have been critically analyzed from the beginning of energy production. Alternatives such as wind power, water power, and solar cells are just a few of the many alternative energy sources that will be addressed and by providing factual evidence, their potential will be illustrated. When examining these touchy topics one major question can be addressed: how reliable will alternative energy sources be once oil is gone? Further examination of topics such as the efficiency of energy alternatives, accessibility of energy alternatives, the amount of energy alternatives available, the technology needed to obtain new energy alternatives, environmental concerns, and whether or not we should pursue alternative energy in the near future or if we can afford to wait, will help us answer the question of how reliable alternative energy sources will be once oil is gone. While alternative energy sources will be able to replace oil when it runs out, we can, for the time being, continue living as we do because the depletion of oil is not a concern for the immediate future. The negative effects of oil production on the environment have been a concern for many years; however, this statement can be refuted by new statistical evidence that is available today. When oil production was first introduced into society the harmful effects emitted into the environment were largely detrimental...
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...Zarina Nogaibayeva, 10B The Problem of Resource Depletion: Causes and Solutions People and other living beings depend on natural resources for food, shelter, and protection, as well as for generating energy and all the products we manufacture. With current consumption patterns, people are using these resources at an unsustainable rate. Many resources are at risk of becoming depleted, which can be understood in a term of resource depletion. ‘Therefore, resource depletion refers to the condition when all natural resources such as fossil fuels, groundwater, forests, minerals, cropland soils, marine fisheries, and other natural resources available, have been exhausted within a region.’(Magdoff, 2013) The issue is followed up by the problems of imbalance in nature, shortage of materials, struggle for existence, and slackening of economic growth as well. So, resource depletion can severely damage ecosystems, the environment, the atmosphere, and many other important aspects of the Earth. As said in ‘2011 United Nations Environment Programme Report, humanity will demand 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass every year by 2050, which is far beyond what the Earth can supply’(Theworldcounts.com, n.d.). Therefore, there is a high risk that after years from now, humanity will not be able to find the resources needed for its existence, if the following problem will not be solved right now. The main causes of resource depletion include unequal distribution of resources...
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...Growing air pollution in many California cities is accelerating the search for alternative fuels. Electric drive vehicles (EDVs) are one way of reducing vehicle emissions that contribute two-thirds of all air pollution in most cities. Some electric drive technologies are battery electric vehicles (BEV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and fuel cell powered vehicles (FCV). To support the introduction of EDVs, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is playing a critical role in evaluating and developing new electric drive technologies. Through education programs, demonstration projects, and market infrastructure research, the company's support for EDVs will benefit our customers by ensuring a healthier environment Electric Drive Technologies Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) An electric vehicle is a motor vehicle, such as an automobile, truck, or bus, which uses a rechargeable battery for fuel, replacing gasoline, diesel or other types of combustible fuels. Gone are the internal combustion engine and the transmission. A BEV utilizes an electric motor or, in some applications, more than one motor to propel the vehicle. The energy stored in the Electric Vehicle's rechargeable battery supplies power to a motor controller. The motor controller is a device that controls the amount of power supplied to the electric drive motor(s) based on the position of the accelerator pedal. Refueling an electric vehicle consists of connecting the vehicle to an outlet or charging device...
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...The most underrated sandwich, a peanut butter and jelly, has all of the aspects to create a tasteful, yet healthy recipe. The sweet in the jelly and salty in the peanut butter binds to give the tastebuds a joyous ride. Much like the ingredients in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, hydrogen and geothermal energy compliment each others’ flaws and advantages. These two energies would bring many benefits to San Francisco, California. The costs, environmental impact, renewability, and accessibility would all contribute to how well the sources work in the area. The location in which hydrogen and geothermal energy would be used most efficiently is San Francisco, California. The best conditions for geothermal energy is extreme heat from within the earth, such as volcanic areas and hot spots. Hot spots occur at tectonic plate boundaries or at locations where the earth's crust is thin enough to let heat through. The Geysers are located just north of San Francisco. The Geysers are a high-temperature,...
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...Energy Conservation Tips for Energy Efficient Home Robin Pitts Axia College Energy use and conservation is a much publicized topic in the world today. There are many different sources of energy and the focus of this paper will be on home uses. Energy used in the homes comes from a few different sources. Most home uses as of today are from nonrenewable resources. Resources that cannot replenish will be depleted forever, and future generations will need to create alternative sources of energy. Electricity is used to light homes and run appliances. Many electric companies use coal to create electricity. Oil and natural gas are used to heat our homes. This energy is wasted at an alarming rate and will soon be obsolete if we do not address the issues at hand. Nonliving and living factors are affected by the lack of energy, when mining for coal the environment is vastly affected. Valuable land is destroyed and can take years to replenish, if it ever does. Coal is mined two different ways, subsurface and surface mining. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Strip mining, a form of surface mining is used for the retrieval of 60 % of the coal in the United States; is done if the coal is close to the surface, approximately 100 feet down. Surface mining, a less expensive form than subsurface mining, allows complete removal of coal and is safer for the miners. This is the preferred method, but with this comes an environmental impact. Large trenches...
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...First Energy: Business Research Applications RES/320 Candice Ward July 02, 2012 First Energy: Business Research Applications First Energy is a multi-state corporation with more than 17000 employees and supplies electricity to customers in six states including Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland (First Energy Corp, 2011). With this many customers comes a large responsibility to maintain competitive costs and services. Supplying electricity, including customer and business revenue, is a costly venture. To stay viable and competitive, extensive research into alternative forms of energy is essential. First Energy spends much time and expense into this research and explains itself further in the following paragraphs. First energy commits itself to abiding by the rules, regulations, laws, and environmental policies in effect (First Energy, 2010). As pollution laws become stricter and fines increase for higher than allowed pollution levels, First energy must find efficient and cheaper ways to supply electrical energy. For First Energy to move forward with technology, keep customer and business rates low, and comply with state and federal regulations, First Energy spends generous amounts of time and assets into research. A major portion of these assets and time First Energy uses, is research into improving and enhancing existing equipment. To accomplish this, First energy partners with various...
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...Alternative Energy or Alternative Future Throughout the course of history, technological breakthroughs have paved the way for human advancement in all areas. Civilization has advanced so fast that the results from the breakthroughs are now having an impending damaging effect on the environment. Environmental degradation has long been a threat but presently this threat is exponentially greater since it has been compounding within the last century. These threats have forced the hand in researching and developing alternative technologies to maximize the potential of renewable energy sources. The requirement to reduce harmful emissions, toxins and pollutants needs to be a main concern. The ongoing change of this world deserves a modified stance on how it needs to be guarded. This world needs to shift priorities in order to develop alternative energy sources further so reliance on fossil fuels will decrease to prevent any additional environmental ruin. A key approach to alleviating the process of the evolving global warming issue is to reduce the GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions released in to the environment. Global warming causes a slow increase in the temperature worldwide. The continued temperature increase will cause drastic ecological changes affecting the world. According to Mckibben from Sojourners Magazine, “Global warming isn't happening slowly, and it's not a problem (just) for the future. We've already burned enough coal and gas and oil to increase the temperature...
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...Alternative fuel Opportunities "Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations"(E.E.R.E.) If there isn’t some form of a major change in the way we use, renew, and obtain energy our world will be severely effected. By 2100 if we continue at the rate we are going with fossil fuel abuse there will be an average increase of forty-eight-degrees Fahrenheit to the global temperature (E.E.R.E.). Many people believe that the effects of global warming are not going to occur until centuries from now, but reality is that there are changes already happening. Sea levels are currently rising due to glacial retreat and arctic shrinking (E.E.R.E.). There are also severe long term effects. Some major events would be severe weather events such as an increase in the more violent hurricanes and tornadoes, reversal of seasons, and even sever economic depression due to a decrease in crop production. There are many different solutions or alternatives to our current declining global situation. Cars can be powered by bio diesel, ethanol, electricity, fuel cell, hydrogen and a combination hybrid (Alternative Energy). The possibilities are endless for future possibilities to fuel our power hungry world. All it would take for our ecosystem to be saved is a little time and a slight bit more money, if nothing is done future generation will perish. A large portion of our global warming...
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...automobile makes our lives easier and that is the reason why automobile is considered as one of the most important inventions. However, as the automobiles make easier our lives they also damage the environment. The carbon dioxide emission is one of the major harmful effects caused by vehicles operated by conventional combustion engines. So it is obvious that there is still room for improvement and major thing that must be done is reducing harmful effects of carbon dioxide emission on environment. The most significant reason why carbon dioxide emission is high for conventional combustion engine is the dependence on oil for fuels used in that type of engine. Especially in the big cities which have large populations, harmful effects are more significant because in those cities there is a traffic jam which is caused by large number of cars. As the technology improves rapidly, researchers and scientists are focusing on finding a solution which is beneficial for car producers as well as environment. Most significant goal is replacement of automobiles used widely today with energy efficient vehicle which leads to reduction in carbon dioxide emission that causes urban air pollution, climate change and dependence on imported oil. The air pollution caused by different types of automobiles is showed in the following Figure [1]. Researchers that aimed increasing energy efficiency while decreasing carbon dioxide emission focused on the operation systems of automobiles...
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...ALTERNATIVE MOTIVE OF POWER Syarifah Assyura Binti Syed Nasir, Nurul Syazwani Binti Khairul Azhari, Salmie Amira Binti Mahadi, Nor Amalina Binti Sanusi JBM1114A Abstract: In transportation, there have many power to make it moving. Petroleum and diesel is a one of famous power use by many people in their live. Many people use transport to move from origin point to another point which is to supply goods or services. Based on research, motive power is a natural agent such as water or steam, wind or electricity, used to impart motion to machinery such as an engine. Motive power make also be a locomotive or a motor, which provides motive power to a system. Nowadays, there have a multiple motive of power such as hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids fueled by gasoline, ethanol,...
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...[Your Name] [Instructor Name] [Course Number] [Date] [Title]: Solar Energy / Power Solar Energy is An Excellent Source of Alternative Energy Because It is Renewable, It Is economical, and It Is Environmental Safe In recent decades scientists have considered the use of solar energy as an application of alternative energy sources. For many years solar energy is considered an outstanding worldwide energy source. Solar energy and solar power are two different terms. Solar power is converting sunlight into electricity. “The potential of solar energy with technologies and the reductions in climate changes could provide most of the worlds energy by 2060 according to IEA report in 2011.” Solar energy is an excellent source of alternative energy because it is renewable, it is economical, and it is environmental safe. This essay describes several features that categorize solar energy as an excellent source of energy and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy. Solar energy derives its power from the sun radiation striking the earth. Not all sunlight reaches the earth surface. Yet that which is received is more than the human species need to sustain life. The energy of the sun radiation that is deposit in our region of North America is sufficient. Solar energy is a renewable energy source as well. With technology, the cost to install solar panels outweighs the cost of producing coals, oil and gas. The amount of solar radiation- sunlight deposited...
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