The
energy that comes from non renewable sources such as burning of fossil
fuels gets depleted over a period of time and then eventually will run
out. Fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum and the important fuels
that are used today and their reserves are getting rapidly depleted
and very high prices are being payed for procuring them. The burning of
fossil fuels also causes massive amount of pollution and exhaustion
of gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide that are harmful for health and also will result in the formation of greenhouse effect and global warming.
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Meanwhile renewable energy is the energy that is obtained from non depleted natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, geothermal etc. These sources are naturally replenished and does not get depleted very soon. Around 16% of the global energy output comes from the use of renewable energy. From that, around 10% energy is obtained from biomass energy and 3.4% from hydroelectric energy. The rest comes from non renewable sources such as fossil fuels including petroleum, natural gas, coal, lignite, peat, wood, and nuclear materials, etc. Renewable energy account for the 19% of electricity that is generated worldwide.
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Meanwhile renewable energy is the energy that is obtained from non depleted natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, geothermal etc. These sources are naturally replenished and does not get depleted very soon. Around 16% of the global energy output comes from the use of renewable energy. From that, around 10% energy is obtained from biomass energy and 3.4% from hydroelectric energy. The rest comes from non renewable sources such as fossil fuels including petroleum, natural gas, coal, lignite, peat, wood, and nuclear materials, etc. Renewable energy account for the 19% of electricity that is generated worldwide.
Renewable energy is derived from natural
processes that are replenished constantly. It derives energy directly
from the sun or the energy generated deep within the earth's crust. The
important areas where renewable sources of energy are mostly used are,
for electricity generation, hot water/space heating, and transport
fuels. The deteriorating climate, global warming, high oil prices,
diminishing fossil fuel reserves, increasing government support and
subsidies, are the driving factors that push the renewable energy
industry to surge ahead. It is being projected by the International
Energy Agency that solar power generators may produce most of the
world's energy within 50 years.
The increasing use of renewable energy
sources will drastically reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and
thus limiting global warming. There is increasing support for
alternative and renewable sources of energy that
requires one to use more renewable energy and providing tax incentives
to encourage the development of these technologies. There is
considerable optimism that the investments in the renewable energy will
pay off in the long term.
The important renewable energy sources include:
Solar.energy
Wind energy
Hydroelectric energy
Tidal energy
Geothermal energy
Biomass energy
Hydrogen fuel energy
Renewable energy is reliable and plentiful and will potentially be very cheap once technology and infrastructure improve. It includes solar, wind, geothermal. σομπες pellet
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