Alternative Energy Questions…?
What are some issues facing alternative energy, effects on the environment (positive/negative), sustainability, stakeholders…
This is not homework, i am doing research, and ive already found some, but i need more. If you find that info on a website, please include the website. Thank you very much for your help.
Its been 20 years since we first started pioneering wind technology for alterative energy, and yet with the problems of cost, wasted real estate, the ruining of the landscape asthetics, transmission line medical reports, and the fact that wind just doesn’t blow all the time (30% of the time at best locations) we have about 1% of the power we need produced by it.
Solar is also limited due to sun availability with alot of the same transmission line problems but would be better as a supplemental system installed on each building. Problem is they silicates in making the panels can be expensive and most cities that started a reimburstment program ended up lacking the funds to keep the program going.
Nuclear is a good option for stationary power but with the lacking push to actually build these plants, mostly due to Congress being slow to react and do what is right, a new plant hasn’t been built in years. The drawback would be radioactive waste to which the only solution thus far has been the government paying certain entities to keep the materials in safe containers.
Tidal generators are still in the process of being designed and tested but none are operational on an electrical grid to my knowledge.
Hydrogen fuel cells sound nice but water vapor contributes to warming far more than C02, so even though Global Warming is a hoax, those supporting this hoax should be more irate about hydrogen hybrid cars.
Biodeisel is a good solution, and with companies able to make it from Algea rather than food substances, it could be a great alternative. These kind of fuels generally have 30% less power than gasoline but work well.
Coal has come a long way from the Sulfuric Acid causing plants of the past but Congress here again has been ruling against new plants being built by legislating them into extinction. The USA is abundant in coal yet the politics of us actually becoming energy self sufficient is clashing with the reality that we could if the politicians just got out of the way. There hasn’t been a new plant built in decades.
Geo-Thermal is good and a great green source of energy, but it requires the right geography to allow one to take advantage of it.
We can save a lot by switching to compression engines that run diesel, veg oil, nat gas etc.
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Its been 20 years since we first started pioneering wind technology for alterative energy, and yet with the problems of cost, wasted real estate, the ruining of the landscape asthetics, transmission line medical reports, and the fact that wind just doesn’t blow all the time (30% of the time at best locations) we have about 1% of the power we need produced by it.
Solar is also limited due to sun availability with alot of the same transmission line problems but would be better as a supplemental system installed on each building. Problem is they silicates in making the panels can be expensive and most cities that started a reimburstment program ended up lacking the funds to keep the program going.
Nuclear is a good option for stationary power but with the lacking push to actually build these plants, mostly due to Congress being slow to react and do what is right, a new plant hasn’t been built in years. The drawback would be radioactive waste to which the only solution thus far has been the government paying certain entities to keep the materials in safe containers.
Tidal generators are still in the process of being designed and tested but none are operational on an electrical grid to my knowledge.
Hydrogen fuel cells sound nice but water vapor contributes to warming far more than C02, so even though Global Warming is a hoax, those supporting this hoax should be more irate about hydrogen hybrid cars.
Biodeisel is a good solution, and with companies able to make it from Algea rather than food substances, it could be a great alternative. These kind of fuels generally have 30% less power than gasoline but work well.
Coal has come a long way from the Sulfuric Acid causing plants of the past but Congress here again has been ruling against new plants being built by legislating them into extinction. The USA is abundant in coal yet the politics of us actually becoming energy self sufficient is clashing with the reality that we could if the politicians just got out of the way. There hasn’t been a new plant built in decades.
Geo-Thermal is good and a great green source of energy, but it requires the right geography to allow one to take advantage of it.
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