| Fossil fuels, particularly coal, oil and
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| | cropping up all over the countryside.
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| gas are a dwindling resource. This is
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| | Wind turbines seem to get a mixed review.
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| reflected in the price that consumers pay
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| | Some feel they are massive eyesores on
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| for their energy needs. It rises above
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| | the landscape whilst other appreciate the
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| average inflation each year and will
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| | potential of using them to create energy.
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| continue to do this. Using these fuels
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| | A wind turbine is simply a modern
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| also contributes to the environmental
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| | windmill. The wind turns massive blades
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| problems that the planet is experiencing
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| | that power a generator that creates
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| such as acid rains and global warming. So
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| | electricity. Wind turbines are being
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| are there any other options. Certainly
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| | embraced in countries like Denmark where
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| there are many options, some more
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| | many are being constructed in the seas
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| feasible than others. this article will
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| | around the country. They are also popular
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| detail some of the more popular
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| | in Germany and the United States. They
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| alternative forms of energy.
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| | produce cheap energy and have not
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| Probably the most common alternative to
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| | damaging affects to the environment.
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| fossil fuels is solar energy. The sun has
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| | Using water is another alternative to
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| been used as a source of energy since
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| | fossil fuels. The most common use is by
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| earliest times. Although we have come a
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| | building a dam and producing
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| long way from those times and now use it
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| | hydroelectric power. This is an expensive
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| to power all sorts of appliances.
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| | option and has damaging consequences to
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| Solar energy provides us with two sources
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| | the area where the dam is built.
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| of energy. There is heat and light
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| | Wave energy has received some press
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| energy.
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| | recently however it is not really used in
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| Heat energy can be used to heat water or
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| | any commercial capacity. The principle of
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| even cook food. It is the most apparent
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| | wave energy is to take advantage of the
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| use of the sun's energy and has been used
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| | force of the wave to turn a generator.
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| for thousands of years.
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| | This can be done directly by the movement
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| Utilizing the sun's light energy has
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| | of the water. Or the wave can increase
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| required the development of new
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| | the air pressure in a housing that
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| technology. This technology is called the
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| | contains the generator. This increase in
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| photovoltaic cell (PV). PV cells react
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| | pressure drives the generator and
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| with sunlight to create direct current
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| | produces electricity.
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| (DC). Depending on the number of PV cells
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| | Geothermal energy is another useful
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| and the strength of the sunlight more
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| | alternative to fossil fuels but it is
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| current will be produced. DC can be used
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| | location specific. Geothermal energy is
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| to run many appliances. It can be stored
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| | the use of heat from the Earth's core.
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| in a battery for later use or it can be
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| | The earth is still cooling down and it
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| transformed to alternating current (AC).
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| | gets hotter the closer to the center you
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| AC current is used in most homes and to
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| | get. Areas that are volcanic have faults
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| move electricity from one place to
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| | lines that release the heat. This can be
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| another.
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| | used to heat water. The water can be used
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| Wind power appears to be capturing the
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| | itself or transformed to steam that can
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| popular imagination. This is due to the
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| | power a generator for electricity.
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| large amount of wind turbines that are
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