Benefits Of Solar Scale Renewable Energy

Energy is an important part of life producing the power of movement, heat, and production of electricity in many different ways. Therefore, choosing the correct source of energy is important for the environment and humans. Renewable energy that produces electricity never runs out, causing a lower environmental impact. Solar, Biomass, Wind, Geothermal, and Hydropower energy should be used globally to produce electricity. On the other hand, producing electricity from nonrenewable energy sources can be very harmful to humans and the environment. Humans can easily be dependent on it, which may not be the best option when it comes to finance, efficiency, sustainability and more. Approximately 52% of the US electricity comes from polluting sources like natural gas, oil, nuclear, and hydropower that have a lot of disadvantages effecting the environment in a negative way.

South Africa is currently experiencing many problems and crises with its supply of sufficient and consistent energy. South Africa as a country can no longer rely on its current electricity providers like Eskom to provide it with sufficient daily energy. The main problem is that in South Africa the main resource for obtaining electrical energy is through the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. In this report there will be an examination of many alternative methods for obtaining energy in this country that is not only more sustainable but more or less completely renewable. Renewable energy is the logical step forward for South Africa.

We need to incorporate renewable energy for power and electricity through resources such as sunlight (solar panels), wind (turbines), rain (micro hydro systems), and geothermal heat (power plants) instead of using fossil fuels.

Green growth perceived as a win-win situation. The independence from fossil fuels and the “scalability,” renewable energy can help with both economic and social development, especially in poor, rural, or remote areas that are lacking in energy access (Ottmar Edenhofer, 514).

The use of renewable energies such as wind, solar, tidal, or geothermal power are not always reliable, can be very expensive, and can be difficult to harness. A dry spell of wind or a cloudy, cold, snowy winter could cause these types of energy to be useless to us. Other times we might get an abundance of wind or sun, but how do we harness this for later use? Many think the answer is simply storing the energy in batteries but this is a very uneconomical option. The size and amounts of batteries and renewable energy plants needed to do this would be outrageous and quite frankly, impossible (Lowe, 16).

Renewable energy is without a doubt the solution to the worlds energy needs. As time progress as does the technology avaiablible to us. With this advancing technology we have seen some major strides made in the area of renewable energy. As you are most likely aware the main renewable energy sources are Wind, Solar, and Hydroelectricity. With the rising awareness of the affects fossil fuels has on our environment the time to act is now. All forms of energy have their advantages and dis-advantages, however this field is constantly advancing with the times and moving forward. The purpose of this paper is to discuss hydroelectricity and how it works while also looking at the benefits as well as areas that need improvement. Additionally discussed is the use of Solar-hydro power plants and its pro’s and con’s. Is hydroelectric power the best answer to the world’s energy needs, and are hybrid power plants a better option?

While many renewable energy projects are large-scale, renewable technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas and developing countries, where energy is often

Energy, most often is regarded as a catalyst for development at all levels of habitation; Global, national and local. In rural areas predominantly in developing countries, energy application is seen majority in household use as well as certain agricultural activities and the running of small scale enterprises.

Solar energy is defined as “power obtained by harnessing the energy of the sun’s rays.” (Dictionary.com, 2017) People have been using the sun for thousands of years for warmth, growing food, drying out food and clothes. Using solar energy in public schools could benefit all of the society with the creation of more clean energy and be able to stretch the use of nonrenewable resources. According to National Center for Education Statistics, there are 98,328 public schools in America. (Statistics, 2016) This number is rising increasingly which means we need more energy to keep these schools heated in the winters, cooled in the summers, and lit with lights. In the united states, 68% of the electricity used is from nonrenewable fossil fuels. When converting these fossil fuels to electricity they produce harmful substances including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. These substances are hazardous to human health, causes acid rain, and contributes to global warming. If the public schools in America transitioned to the solar energy it would lower the cost of utility bills on the school districts, it would increase the educational opportunities for the students, and it would positively impact the preservation of Earth.

In a world with 7.6 billion people, the planet seems to be struggling to support the demand without the terrifying effects of global warming. With estimates of nine billion people by the year 2050, how will the world be able to cope? If humans will be putting such a large strain on the planet it is our responsibility to find sustainable solutions and scientists believe they have found an answer with plants. Plants are experts in using the power of the sun through photosynthesis to live and provide life on planet earth and by using this power we might have finally found the perfect way to harness the power of the sun.

In the world today, alternative energy source which is an alternative to fossil fuel and nuclear energy is becoming more and more of a necessity. Right now, the world’s population growth has caused an increase in the energy demand. Rosenberg (2009) pointed out that the world’s current growth rate is about 1.14%, representing a doubling time of 61 years. OECD's International Energy Agency[IEA] (2014) found that from 2011 to 2035 the world energy demand is likely to rise by more than two-thirds. Though there have been challenges in the deployment of these new technologies, but incentives exist to utilize renewable energy. These include solar energy, wind energy, and biomass energy sources.

Energy conversion has been essential in every human activity since the prehistoric age. A basic extent of the evolution of society is directly associated with the changes in the fundamental sources of energy and its uses. Through the last 250 years, people have learned how to harvest and deal with energy in different forms to make work easier and live more comfortable. Nevertheless, this human activity is overloading the atmosphere with greenhouse gases emission, which make the temperature higher, trap heat and generates serious and harmful impacts on the environment and on climate. Therefore, the governments all around the world are making an effort to promote and develop renewable energy as the new main energy source.

Microgeneration is not living up to expectations: A report that will first review the drivers, barriers and constraints and then refine the outlook of small scale power generation.

Abstract: This report describes the future energy policy of Denmark and how these future technologies could also be adopted by India. It also contains the geographical, social, political and ecological aspects of the future technologies chosen and look at the future potential of the projects being developed and how these future technologies and projects would prove useful for both the people and the climate.

Renewable power generation can help countries meet their sustainable development goals through provision of access to clean, secure, reliable and affordable energy. Renewable energy has gone mainstream, accounting for the majority of capacity additions in power generation today. Tens of gigawatts of wind, hydropower and solar photovoltaic capacity are installed worldwide every year in a renewable energy market that is worth more than a hundred billion USD annually. Other renewable power technology markets are also emerging. Recent years have seen dramatic reductions in renewable energy technologies’ costs as a result of research and development (R&D) and accelerated deployment.