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Renewable Energy Resources
Our world has an abundant potential of energy from a variety of different natural resources. The goal for the future of the earth should be to harness these naturally occurring forces to minimize the impact we have on our atmosphere as well as our dependency on the limited resources that we are currently consuming.
Wind Energy
Wind energy has been used has been used in one form or another for thousands of years from powering sailboats and pumping water to providing energy for the households of today. While the wind may not be the most reliable resource that we have available with the technology that has and is being further developed it will be one of the leading resources of energy in our future.
Solar Energy
Solar energy is one of our most abundant natural energy sources available. Even when it's overcast solar panels are still capable of producing energy from the available light. New technology for the future includes shingles and even paint that can use the sun's energy to power your house. While some of this technology is still being developed there is hope that we will be using sunshine to power our homes in the near future.
Hydropower
Energy
harnessed from water has been around for two thousand years allowing
people to grind wheat into flour and power saw mills as well. Currently
in the U.S.10%
of electricity comes from hydropower. Today, there is about 80,000 MW
of conventional capacity and 18,000 MW of pumped storage.
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is the harvesting of energy from the vast supply of heat created below the earth's crust. This energy has been used for cooking, cleansing and warmth for thousands of years. By tapping into this natural resource we can provide the energy needed to power our homes and businesses with minimal ecological impact.