Coal, oil (or gas), and natural gas are given the label “fossil fuels” because they were formed from the organic remains of carbon-based lifeforms such as prehistoric animals and plants. These fuels date from organisms that died 650 million years ago and have a large concentration o f carbon and hydrocarbons. The generally accepted theory [...]
Going green with our energy use across the planet is becoming more and more of a priority. Through seeking out affordable, alternative energy options, the Earth’s pollution levels will be reduced and the time until our fossil fuels run out will be delayed. One of the renewable energies that has been used for creating energy [...]
Geothermal energy is is produced from heat contained inside of the earth. The heat can be used to generate electricity or heat buildings through capturing it as either steam or hot water. Geothermal energy is considered to be a renewable energy source since the heat is produced continually inside of the Earth. Inside the Earth’s [...]
Biofuels refer to fuels that are made from dead organic material just like fossil fuels, however, biofuels are made from renewable resources such as animal waste, corn, wood, and even grass and are considered an alternative energy source to traditional fossil fuels. Biofuels have become increasingly popular over the past five years due to the [...]
The use of biodiesel has become increasingly popular over the past few years as a biofuel that can be made in the home for limited use. Many consumers have turned to biodiesel for a cheaper and cleaner alternative to using crude oil-based fuel for their vehicles. The most used first generation variant of biodiesel is [...]
One of the most discussed renewable fuel sources in the past few years has been biofuels. With the world-wide effort to attempt to cut down on our reliance on fossil fuels, biofuels have been showing promise on being able to scale to the levels of production to affordably replace our dependence on traditional oil sources. [...]
The term “wind energy” refers to the process of using the Earth’s wind to make electricity through the use of wind turbines. The turbines take the kinetic energy from the wind and transfer it to mechanical power which can be used in conjunction with a generator to produce electricity. The use of wind energy as [...]
When we see the words, “Wind Energy,” most of us think of wind mills and don’t think much of the sun. Wind energy, however, is really a form of solar energy that has been converted into kinetic energy which can be used as an alternative energy source. As the radiation of the sun’s rays heats [...]
Solar energy is the term used to describe any method from extracting energy or power from the sun. Solar energy is currently used to provide all aspects of power from heating, cooling, cooking, and communications throughout the world. Using solar energy is not a new concept, the most famous conceived use of solar power for [...]
Solar Energy is one of the most popular alternative energy sources in use throughout the world. The technology works by taking the suns rays and converting them into electricity through the use of solar panels. The solar energy converts the rays from the sun and converting them into heat through the use of solar thermal [...]