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Is Solar and Wind Energy for Home Possible?
Eco Friendly Energy is the use of energy sources other than one that come from withinthe Earth. These are usually thought of as Fossil fuels. Fossil fuels must be mined fromthe Earth and are usually not renewable in nature. There are alternatives to using fossilfuels to heat our homes and provide residential energy. The most popular options areresidential wind power and home solar energy systems.Why should people start to think about using eco friendly energy sources? Because aspopulation increases so does the amount of fossil fuels we use, the amount of food weeat, and of course the amount of pollution we send into the atmosphere. There will comea time when the fossil fuels available will no longer sustain the population.We are currently reliant on fossil fuel and other non-renewable energy. This causes greatharm to out environment and will also tremendously affect future generations. Most of the current population relies on non-renewable energy source such as oil, natural gas,fossil fuel and coal. Fossil fuels are non-renewable source of energy. It means it couldrun out. Also, when fossil fuels are burnt they produce the gas carbon dioxide (CO2).Carbon dioxide is known as a greenhouse gas since it traps heat from the sun andpreventing it from escaping out of the Earths atmosphere into space. The amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere is increasing. It leads to rising Earth temperaturecalled global warming.Alternative and renewable source of energy is therefore a necessity. Renewable energy isderived from resources that are regenerative or regenerate after consumption. For thisreason, renewable energy unlike fossil fuels do not produce as many greenhouse gases.There are several countries that are providing incentives for private sector or personalefforts to use renewable energy by giving tax incentives and subsidies. Currently, just 14percent of the world's energy consumption comes from renewable energy sources. Butthere is great potential for alternative energy. It could be large enough to cover manytimes the current energy consumption.Have you thought about running your house on residential wind power or even a homesolar energy system? If you haven't because you thought the cost would be prohibitiveyou are quite wrong. There are now systems in place that will allow you to use solarpanels and will teach you how to build wind power generator for your home, many timesfor under $200.Wind energy comes from wind power that is generated from wind turbines. Wind energyis a non-polluting energy source with low maintenance cost although the initial expensemay be high. Solar energy for home comes from creating solar panels to use on or aroundyour home.Solar energy comes from the suns rays that reach the Earth. Solar energy can beconverted into heat and electricity. Solar energy can be converted to thermal or energy
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