Solar and Wind Power

Fossil fuels are predominant in today’s energy system and account for more than 85% of the world’s energy consumption. Today, the need for energy is enormous, plus it’s constantly growing and will continue to do so. How can we meet the energy demands, if we predominantly depend on fossil fuels? We can’t, and sooner or later we will have to find alternatives.

Why alternatives? Two reasons – energy supply and environmental concerns. We all know fossil fuels will eventually run out. By some estimates, they may be depleted within the next 50 years or so. Fossil fuels were formed from organic materials (dead plants and animals) over hundreds of millions of years and cannot be renewed. When they run out, they are gone for good.

Another growing concern is environmental pollution. Today, the combustion of fossil fuels is one of the biggest source of atmospheric pollution. Burning fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and many other poisonous chemicals that go into the air, water, and ground. This causes both health and environmental issues such as smog, acid rain, climate change, ozone depletion, and so on.

Fossil fuels definitely don’t have a bright future. We know that the future belongs to renewable energy sources that do not pollute the environment. Not to mention they come in unlimited supplies. Solar, wind, and hydro are the main forms of renewable energy today.

Our overly dependence on fossil fuels is not a good thing and we should start making serious efforts to decrease it. Being dependant on something that will soon run out, is not very healthy.

The main objection against green energy is the cost. That’s true, renewable energy is generally more expensive, but for how long? When fossil fuels start to run out, the price will climb and we won’t have a viable replacement.

There is no doubt, renewable energy sources are the future and it is up to us to smooth the transition from fossil fuels. The sooner we start, the better.

Start using renewable energy today and considerably reduce or even eliminate your power bill. For more details see how to generate renewable energy.