We all know the serious implications and effects of our reliance on fossil fuels and the impact this causes on our Earth. The Governments of the world continue to be bogged down in the seemingly unending question of whether climate change is actually real or not. The question has pretty much lost it's relevance in the real world. We need to clean our act up or the planet is doomed. Everybody knows it, so the time has come to actually do something about it. They talk and talk of introducing new measures to cut carbon emissions down, but nothing ever seems to happen. In my opinion, they are barking up the wrong tree anyway. The way forward is to sponsor new, sustainable energy sources. In this way, by promoting the growth of green energy, fossil fuels and their sources will be pushed out of the market. It may take time, but it seems like we don't have a great deal of it. That's why it is important that the Government gets behind these new technologies to give them the boost that they need the Earth needs and we need , to take the country forward towards sustainable living. And who knows? It might actually work and inspire other countries to do the same thing. Why not?
It just so happens that we have the technology available to solve all of our problems. An initiative in "Solar farming", which is effectively just what it sounds like, could provide enough electricity to power the nation. We get a lot of Sun here. Just by harnessing the key forces of Nature, we can learn to live with her. Sun, Wind, Earth and Sea.
Wind is harvested primarily in Europe through the use of massive windmills. Although the technology itself seems to need a bit of an improvement due to the comparatively low, but still quite impressive amount of energy it can generate, in areas of high wind, it can be extremely viable, and science is always on the improve.
Geothermal Energy works primarily on the concept of drawing heat from the Earth and converting it to power, using steam. This technology also looks quite promising, but limited. There is still a bit of improvement in terms of the amount of power produced, but the industry is still in it's very early days and can only improve from here. We are also hampered here in Australia in terms of location. The Earth's crust is deep here, and the heat required lies quite far below the surface. But still there are a few Aussie companies involved, and they will do well.
Another new technology harnesses the endless energy of the sea and rivers with the use of underwater turbines, called Hydroelectric power. There are more and more ideas popping up these days, and people and scientists are cottoning on to the idea of renewable energy and living with the earth. By far the most advanced technology available is the power of the sun. Solar energy is definitely the way forward for Australia. There is a lot of money and improvement in the industry at the moment, the biggest supporters, producers and investors being none other than the Chinese. We could power the nation with it. All we need is the political will, and of course the money to make it happen across the board.
For more information about renewable energy, read on here...
http://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-energy/
and here...
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/
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