It is time to reevaluate the way we use energy and the future of green energy is uncertain at best. As things stand, it is clear that coal, oil, and natural gas will be in demand for many years to come, but if we start looking for a replacement that can replace them at a lower cost, this is not going to happen in the near future.
In the present, we have renewable energy, like solar and wind, and we have nuclear power plants, but neither is a-hundred-percent efficient and the prices for nuclear power are very high. The next logical step is to consider using natural gas, since it is cheap and provides high levels of energy, and instead of coal or oil for power generation.
A solution to the high cost of electricity is more energy efficiency. We could achieve this by retrofitting our homes and buildings with insulation. With the right insulation, it is possible to lower the temperature of a room to a point where there are no need for heating in the winter and no need for cooling in the summer.
When people think about alternative energy, they usually think about wind and solar energy but what about hydropower? Hydropower is another form of energy that is far more reliable than either wind or solar, but like nuclear power, it is expensive and only available on a limited scale. Again, it is time to consider other forms of energy such as geothermal energy, which does not require any fuel other than water.
The problem with oil and coal is that they are mined, which means that you have to destroy the forests that provide the trees in order to harvest the fuel oil. What we need to do is to use the plants in our surrounding area to extract the fuel oil, and then we do not have to destroy the forests. Hydropower plants capture the water that evaporates off the plants in the vicinity, and then they harness the heat from the water to make steam, which turns turbines that create energy. Now that you know the direction we should be going, you can start looking for places to build your hydropower plants, where there are no further conflicts with landowners and you can find suitable locations for such plants and not just on a national scale, but also on a local one. With the existing technology, it is possible to build large power stations that are capable of supplying all the energy needs of the region. You will then be able to make the most of your renewable energy source.
If you were to build a small scale hydropower plant on a large scale and build it on a national scale, the only thing that you would need is the capital and you would be able to get government subsidies. But what if you wanted to build your own hydropower plants? What if you had decided to make a small hydropower plant and found it difficult to convince the authorities that it was necessary?
Wind and solar are useful, but coal is not. There are renewable energy sources, but none of them can match up to the efficiency and reliability of hydropower.
Hydro-power is not only a source of renewable energy but also a safe energy source. Hydropower does not cause any long term damage to the environment and has no harmful effects on the ecosystem, unlike oil, gas, and coal which can be very harmful if they get into the wrong hands. It is one of the cleanest forms of energy available.
There are a number of disadvantages to hydro-power and they include: increased pollution, which is a problem when we burn fossil fuels, and because the damming and building up of dams create a lot of noise and pollution, they destroy the landscape. Some dams have also collapsed, and they damage the environment even more than they did before. Also, hydropower cannot be used to replace other forms of power generation, so we would not be able to build large power stations.
So, as we look for green energy solutions, we need to keep hydropower in mind. This form of energy is not only clean and safe but also can supply clean, safe, renewable energy.
