What are Alternative Energy Resources?

According to the oxford dictionary, it said “energy fuelled in ways that do not use up the earth’s natural resources or otherwise harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels or nuclear power.

The reason why alternative resources are needed is close relationship with global warming effect as using of natural resources such as fossil fuels which are caused increasing emitting of carbon dioxide. Fossil fuels are limited so that cannot use it forever and needed to be replaced to other alternative resources could be one of the most important reason but it seems global warming is became more important to human nature nowadays. Therefore, alternative energy should be no or less carbon emission and renewability.

Solar energy - Solar energy is the energy received by the earth from the sun. This energy is in the form of solar radiation, which makes the production of solar electricity possible.

Biomass energy - Biomass Energy is defined by any organic materials that can be burned and used as a source of fuel.

Wind energy - Energy received from the movement of the wind across the earth. This energy is a result of the heating of our oceans, earth, and atmosphere by the sun.

Geothermal energy - the heat contained within the Earth that generates geological phenomena on a planetary scale.

Hydroelectric energy - Hydropower is using water to power machinery or make electricity.

Nuclear energy - Nuclear energy originates from the splitting of uranium atoms in a process called fission. At the power plant, the fission process is used to generate heat for producing steam, which is used by a turbine to generate electricity.