We are society this is dependent on power and electricity. We watch our television sets or DVDs, cook food from the refrigerators and freezers, go to work in offices with air conditioners and lights, and surf the Net from our houses. Each of these activities requires electricity and nowadays, without such convenience we are lost. We take for granted that we’re on electric grids that are mostly powered by non renewable energy sources. Oil and coal make up the bulk of our source for electricity and these two items do have a limited supply. The clamor for renewable power should be met seriously and with intention to find answers. Oftentimes, there is resistance into developing renewable power with some obviously wanting things to remain the same. Without our support and need for renewable power, those that are endeavoring to develop it are often caught in the rut thanks to the lack of funding. But if there is lobbying and interest for renewable power, bigger companies and investors will start putting money for research and development and production price of existing renewable power generator like solar cell panels become cheaper because of economies of scale.
Nowadays these are some of the renewable power possibilities that may be developed in order for us not to be dependent on oil and coal :
- Wind Power. This technology has been about for centuries and the most popular wind mill of all of them was all too well writing in the book “Don Juan Quixote” wherein the deranged hero charged a windmill thinking it is a dragon. Nowadays modern windmills look more like giant turbo propeller engines and are a great source for energy and electricity. Electricity gathered from the present wind generating machines are at once feed to the energy grid to be made use of by those part of the community.
- Geothermal energy. Energy taken from hot springs and the like are a great resource. Regard it like a steam engine where the increase of steam is harnessed and captured, and modified into electricity for consumption.
- Wave Power. This technology is currently being developed for those living in coastal areas. Regard it like a machine placed deep in the ocean capturing the motion of underground waves. The issues of its effect on the eco system make this technology ripe for more development, making smaller machines that would absorb and take energy from such waves.
- Bio mass conversion. Getting the ethanol from cows and other animals, changing this to energy. On a small scale level, there are pig farmers that’ve been doing such processes and have made excess energy to help electrify their homes.
