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Make the Power Company Pay You - Solar Renewable Sources of Energy
Author: John Wickley
The sun is one of the most practical renewable sources of energy for powering your home. You can not only eliminate your monthly power bills, but you can also use it to help the environment through reducing the energy which you spend, as well. As the energy crisis becomes a more pressing issue, more and more people are transitioning into using solar renewable sources of energy to become entirely self sufficient without the power company.
In the winter months you can reduce your heating bill by opening your shades or blinds and letting light from the sun into your home. This form of natural heating will keep your home warm during the day without you needing to constantly run your heaters as they can really take a toll on your wallet in the colder months. In the summer time, you can plant trees around the perimeter of your house to block out the sunlight and shade your home to keep it cool and shield it from the heat so you don't have to constantly run your air conditioning. In the winter time, the leaves will fall and the sun will be able to pass through and heat your home so you won't lose your natural heating. Trees also add to the overall value of your home when it comes time to sell which is another plus.
You can take this concept of using the sun to power your home with its natural heating one step further and tap into solar renewable energy. Using solar cells, you can convert energy from the sun into energy which you can use to power your home. As rays from the sun beat down on the cell, the cell breaks the electrons free and converts these into usable natural electricity. If you attach a generator you can store the surplus natural electricity which you don't use so that you can use it even during long lulls of charging, such as the night time, or a cloudy day. The more solar cells you implement, the more solar renewable energy you can tap into, which means you could create a great surplus, more than you would ever need to power your own home. You can take all of this excess natural electricity and sell it back to the power company for a profit. This is how many people who have large plots of land make a living through living off the grid as they use their land for energy harnessing, you'll just be doing it on a smaller scale.
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talk about all 3 in your intro then in your body paragraphs talk about about each one separately. Some other ideas: cars running on water, solar panels, wind power
hope i helped
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geothermal, while not renewable, is often classed in this area as it is inexhaustable.
Depends on the household and where it is located. Windy area, use wind power. Lots of sun, use solar power.
solar array would be on the roof. wind generator would be on a tower.
You will need a large array of batteries to supply power when the sun/wind is not available. Alternatively, sell power back to the electric utility company and use power from them during periods of no sun or wind.
if this is an isolated house with no access to the power grid, I’d have a diesel generator for backup.
Here’s a site, but it only shows statistics for US, the site has many pie charts:
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/energy-overview/
I am glad you are interested in this question because it is important that we should reduce our reliance on non-renewable resources. Future generations will not thank us for wasting such resources.
Coal and oil are examples of non-renewable energy sources. They are fossil fuels obtained from the ground and were created millions of years ago during a phase in the earth’s development that is over. So as we use these resources less is available for the future. Furthermore burning fossil fuels creates pollution.
Solar panels and wind mills are examples of renewable resources because collecting such energy has little or no impact on its availability for the future.
But it may be worth pointing out that the term “renewable” is confusing. What we really mean is “sustainable”.
Best wishes for a more sustainable future.
How could renewable energy sources be used to meet a household’s needs?
Consider the following issues:
What renewable sources of energy are available?
Which sources could be used to supply a household’s needs? How could each source be used?
Where would the home have to be located to use each source?
What equipment would be needed? Where would this equipment be located?
What backup systems should be included?
For all you smart people out there, please answer all of these questions!
What are some sites that show statistics for fossil fuels/renewable energy sources?
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I have NO idea how to start my report on renewable energy sources?
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I have no idea how to start it, should I start talking about one source or introduce them all together? HELP PLEASE
How are renewable and non-renewable energy sources diffrent?List two examples of each of these types of energy?
How are renewable and non-renewable energy sources diffrent?List two examples of each of these types of energy
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