An Introduction To The Different Types Of Renewable Energy

By Alexis Jameson

Renewable energy comes from natural resources, as opposed to non renewable energy which comes from resources that will one day run out. The advantage of natural resources, is that they are typically cleaner to run, making less of an impact on the environment and we do not need to worry about the running out. Renewable energy typically comes from water, wind, the sun and the earth's natural heat, or geothermal energy.

Still, today, the most common form of renewable energy simply comes from burning things such as wood, which provides light and heat. However, up to 20% of the electricity in the world comes from hydroelectricity. Solar and wind power are also becoming very popular.

Power from the wind comes in the form of enormous wind farms, which supply electricity by converting the natural power of the wind into electricity that we can use. Unfortunately, these have become infamous in certain parts of Europe whereby a very popular, due to the enormous amount of land they take up an the relatively small amount of electricity that they can generate. Because of this, the local environment can be seriously impacted, although they can also be placed out at sea in certain cases.

Generated by the force of water, hydroelectricity is perhaps the most practical and effective form of renewable energy supply. Hydroelectricity is mostly supplied by the force of water spilling over huge dams and although these are very costly to build, they produce an enormous amount of power. Other forms of hydroelectricity simply rely on the forced the tides, waves and water mills.

Becoming very popular domestically, solar power also provides a practical renewable energy source which offers a number of advantages to the end user. In some countries, especially Australia, it is becoming very popular for people to install solar panels in their homes. Not only do they get a free electrical supply, but the government also pays them for any excess power that their solar panels produce which is then sent back into the main grid. Not only does it work out well for the environment, but it also works out well for people's money supply.

Biofuel is also becoming more widely used, even in consumer products such as motor cars, some of which are being manufactured to use a dual fuel system. Biofuel scam from recently deceased organic matter, unlike fossil fuels which come from organic matter that has been deceased a long time.

Finally, the others common form of renewable energy is that of geothermal heat, which works by directly tapping into the heat sources which are naturally found under the crust of the planet. Although this is a particularly expensive form, it is very effective, generates a lot of power and of course we do not need to worry about geothermal heat running out.

The industry for renewable energy is rapidly growing these days, as the concern is ever increasing for replacing old fossil fuels which are going to run and very soon and of course they're not environmentally friendly. Many organisations around the world today are starting to capitalise on environmentally friendly solutions, solar power by has been one of the most popular, as a large number of people wanting to install it in their homes.

It certainly is a bit more settling in is worrying times of environmental destruction and rapidly growing worldwide population that people and governments are at last starting to pay serious attention to the problem.

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