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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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