| Sources for renewable energy are all around us. | | | | maintenance, which is part of the reason they |
| When you say renewable energy the first things | | | | have only seen limited success and use thus far. |
| that always come to mind are wind and solar | | | | However, with further development it is quite |
| power. These two technologies have been the | | | | possible that they could become a very reliable |
| primary focus for discussions about renewable | | | | source of renewable energy. |
| energy for quite some time. Complimented by | | | | Another naturally occurring source of motion is |
| geothermal energy and biomass production, these | | | | the ocean. Ocean’s are constantly in motion, |
| four get 99% of the attention when it comes to | | | | between wave action and tidal changes there is a |
| renewable energy sources. However there are | | | | lot of potential energy that would capture. There |
| many more potential sources for renewable | | | | have been several different attempted |
| energy sources in today’s world and it is | | | | technologies for capturing the motion of the |
| going to take a broad approach utilizing multiple | | | | ocean for energy purposes, but they have not |
| technologies to truly solve our current energy | | | | received much attention. One major difficulty is |
| problems. | | | | the harshness of the environment in the ocean, |
| The big four sources of renewable energy have | | | | which corrodes metals and is generally a |
| gotten the most media and government attention | | | | treacherous environment. Again though, there is a |
| because they all at one point in time were | | | | huge potential for renewable energy in this as of |
| thought to have the potential to be the silver | | | | yet unutilized source, it will simply take smart |
| bullet for the energy problem. They were all | | | | development of new technologies. |
| supposed to be THE solution to our growing | | | | Turning to wasted potential from human |
| demand for energy and dependence on foreign | | | | endeavors the smoke pouring out of |
| resources. However, it has become quite | | | | manufacturing facilities around the country is a |
| apparent that no one of these technologies alone | | | | prime example of wasted motion. There are |
| can actually provide that kind cure all effect, thus | | | | several technologies in place and |
| it is time for us to take a broader look at the | | | | underdevelopment that take this motion of hot air |
| potential sources of renewable energy around us. | | | | up smokestacks and use it to generate electricity. |
| Anywhere there is motion; there is energy being | | | | You can think of it as a constant wind, as long as |
| spent and energy that can be captured. The goal | | | | the factory is running, there will be air moving up |
| of renewable energy sources are to find naturally | | | | the smoke stack, and if you had something in the |
| occurring or wasteful sources of motion and | | | | smoke stack capturing that potential energy you |
| harness this motion to create energy. This is | | | | could use those pollutants to help reduce the |
| precisely what wind turbines do, they harness the | | | | strain on the environment from power generation. |
| motion of the wind to turn a generator and make | | | | It is these kinds of creative solutions that, all put |
| power. This same idea can be applied anywhere | | | | together, will be able to truly impact the way we |
| that here is naturally occurring motion. One | | | | generate power. No one source of renewable |
| example that has actually been tried with some | | | | energy will ever provide the silver bullet everyone |
| success but needs further development is river | | | | is looking for and it is time to give up the hunt. |
| turbines. | | | | We need to invest in and pursue a broad |
| Of course hydro power has been around for a | | | | spectrum of renewable technologies, not in the |
| long time inside of dams, but the building of | | | | hopes of finding the best one that will solve all of |
| reservoirs and flooding of land is tremendously | | | | our problems, but with the goal of getting all of |
| harmful to the natural environment. The river | | | | them to the point where they can contribute to |
| turbines of the future will simply harness the | | | | the overall solution. Simply looking at the world |
| natural flow of a river to turn a generator. They | | | | around us will show an untold number of potential |
| will be similar to wind turbines, with blades that | | | | renewable energy sources, all it takes is creativity |
| extend out into the river current. These turbines | | | | and a commitment to pursue multiple technologies |
| could be sunk into the bottom of deep sections | | | | with the hope of developing a diversified |
| of river and have no noticeable effects on the | | | | renewable energy platform that can replace our |
| area around them. These river turbines however | | | | current dependence on fossil fuels. |
| need to be incredibly durable and low | | | | |