They are all very expensive and in reality could not power the world’s energy needs.
They produce less polution and gets us less reliant on the Mid East, which is a good thing. Used in combination with oil, nuclear is the only way it would work.
They are all very expensive and in reality could not power the world’s energy needs.
They produce less polution and gets us less reliant on the Mid East, which is a good thing. Used in combination with oil, nuclear is the only way it would work.
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They are all very expensive and in reality could not power the world’s energy needs.
They produce less polution and gets us less reliant on the Mid East, which is a good thing. Used in combination with oil, nuclear is the only way it would work.
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It depends upon what your are talking about. If you are talking about home heating and electrical, then you should look into wind and geothermal (and possibly solar thermal) energy sources. If you are talking about automotive applications, then waste vegetable oil and biodiesel are great and inexpensive energy resources. If you are talking about large scale energy contributions, then large desert-based solar plants, hydroelectric dams and ocean energy sources are excellent ways of generating power.
Also, you need to look more closely at what particular application you are working? If you are looking at the household energy draw, there are several ways of displacing the demand from the grid. Water heaters are severe energy drains on the inhabitants, and can be replaced with solar thermal generators on the roof. In conjunction with small resident-based battery cells, inhabitant can install a wind turbine to power the major appliances. Also, ground-based geo thermal vents can replace a typical HVAC furnace/AC unit, by producing a temperate room in the summer and warm air flow in the winter. Lastly, and this is easily overlooked, but the very orientation and layout of the building itself can allow for solar gain in the winter and solar blocking in the summer. Integration of thermal masses and placement of a garage to block westerly winds can make houses very efficient.
Lastly, you didn’t speak about the climate, latitude, and longitude of your research. This plays a major role in the weighing of potential energy sources. Iceland may be a terrible place for solar projects, but have great success in geothermal. Los Angeles wouldn’t have as much success with geothermal, but solar, tidal, oceanic and wind could have higher potential.
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