Friday, October 14, 2011

You May Have The Best Type of Renewable Energy

By Myesha Wales


Renewable is the term when the energy is generated from resources that are replenished constantly and naturally. The most commonly used sources for renewable energy are sunlight, moving water, wind, and geothermal heat.

* Strong winds are capable of running wind turbines which are used in some areas to produce electricity and this definitely refers to your wind energy. Areas where the wind is especially strong like that of a shoreline provides you the best usage for the wind energy. A clean energy is referred to the wind energy is where that can be utilized as long as the wind continues to blow.

The most widely used alternative energy is the solar energy. Electricity is the product upon the conversion of sunlight and this often happens in three ways: through the use of photovoltaic or solar cells; by heating air that turns turbines in a solar updraft tower; and in a plant that is concentrating solar power to run a generator.. The most well-known of these is the most widely used, solar cell.

The solar energy is also converted to thermal energy for heating water, as in swimming pools or hot water heaters, and to heat air inside the buildings.

The harnessing capability of an energy is made possible by also trying to check and see the availability of sunlight to be used in for solar energy. You also need to have a large area for the solar panels, whether they are mounted on a roof, a pole, or on the ground.

Turning the blades into a wind turbine is done and made with the wind movement to generate electricity. The output increases as the wind speed also increases. The drive shaft that is connected to the blades of the turbine ones moved will lead to turn an electric generator thus, producing electricity.

Having a backup power is really very necessary for the use of the wind method for sometimes, it dies down.

The water power is produced by flowing water that is converted into electricity. The rivers are the most common source, and ocean currents are also used and the water in this case is funneled through a pipeline or restricted area to build up pressure. A generator driving in electricity is made through a turbine from a rotational force.

The rivers, and the ocean current has the force of the current which is the pressure needed to turn the turbine. The water that is accumulated in the dam is providing you the force where water is released.

The Biomass is an organic material, primarily from the plants, that can be burned to provide heat, or produce steam for making electricity. Garbage, crops, and manure are used as well with the woods that are being used.

The Biomass is converted into other fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, which are burned in engines to release their energy.

Hot springs and geysers are just few of the liquid seen underground where geothermal energy comes form.There are two main ways this liquid is used including the hot water that can be piped into buildings as heat, and geothermal plants generate electricity from the hot water or steam they take from underground.




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