Renewable Energy Sources

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h Top 2 Renewable Alternative Energy Sources

Many countries rss th globe r bgnnng t ! serious effort t locate nd us th best alternative energy sources. "t s everyone#s responsibility t tr$ nd lessen pollutants tht us greenhouse gasses. %lternative energy sources include th us f renewable energy whh gs long w$ t helping t reduce th nu ber f to&ins. 'o&ins will lw$s b (rsnt s th$ r th by)product f energy consu ptions but* thr r ways t greatly reduce th concentration f ths to&ins. 'he great thing but renewable alternative energy sources s tht w find th abundantly n nature nd thr conversion nt energy typically hs lttl negative i pact n th environ ent. +n f th r perfect nd rtnl$ thr us n nd f th slvs ds involve s waste generation. ,h creation f to&ins hwvr* s non)e&istent. -hat great alternative energy source ths r bus thr us ls preserves th natural resources fr thr people t us gn s sources f energy. .r r th top / popular renewable energy sources.

Solar Energy
'he sun will lst billion f r years nd ur ability t gather ts energy nt solar cells (rvds us wth n unli ited source f rdl$ vlbl energy. ,h sun#s heat s converted nt electricity wthut th us f burning carbon)based fuel suh s oil nd coal. 0arge solar far s hv n$ solar ther al panels tht follow th sun. 1thr energy gathering devices include parabolic irrors. 2th ths techni3ues gather th heat nd convert t power tht heats air r water. ,h heating f water s usd t produce stea whh thn (rvds th heat r drives generators fr electricity. Many buildings n cooler cli ates hv adapted thr heating syste s t t! advantage f window e&posures t heat nd cool th buildings. 4t frst th windows wr fitted wth solar shades t help !( th roo te perature steady s th sun wuld instantly overheat roo . +w ths solar shades hv bn adapted t collect th heat nd turn t nt usable energy thrughut th building. 'he unfortunate side f solar energy s th li itation t dayti e operations nd ti es whn t s nt raining r e&cessively cloudy.

Wind Energy
5eco ing r popular rntl$ s th tactic t harness wind fr energy. ,hs type f power generation gs b! t bfr th 67th century whn ships nd wind ills usd th wind t produce energy. ,h biggest drawbac! ws th inefficiency f converting ths type f alternative energy. 0! solar power th us f ths energy source ls ws entirely dependent n Mother 8ature. 'he us f wind ills thrughut history s well docu ented nd th$ usd wind energy t enable th echanical achinery t perfor labor intensive activities. ,hs activities included pu ping f water fr wells nd crushing grains fr food production. Modern wind ills hv boosted th efficiency f th older odel fr th addition f wind turbine. ,h wind stll turns th blades whh nw create energy thrugh th turbine t produce electricity. "t s ths electrical generator tht nw powers th echanical achinery t perfor th tas!s. %s wth solar energy large scale wind far s hv bn built n strategic locations t convert wind Provided py http://powerfacts.net/

currents nt clean alternative energy. ,hs wind far s concentrate th energy nt large generators tht distribute th electricity thrugh th national power grids. 9 aller scale wind far s n rural areas $ us th energy generated fr s aller turbines fr local us n th far r s all co unity. -hile n$ proponents clai wind power generation hs n pollution by)products nd s nt har ful* th full understanding f th i pact n wildlife fr th ultrasonic pulses generated fr larger wind far s s nt fully !nwn. -ind ills d pose docu ented danger t th bird population. "t s* hwvr* renewable alternative energy source f whh tht w will nvr run ut.

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