There is a misconception regarding renewable energy and solar power that needs to be cleared up.
Renewable energy means to use a renewable energy source - such as corn or soy or algae - to create power.
We can turn algae into a bio - fuel which, when burned, will create energy to generate power.
And when we run out of algae, we can grow more, or renew, our energy supply.
When we use solar power to warm our homes or keep our appliances running we take energy from the Sun and convert it to power.
But we can't go create another Sun were we to run out of the one we have.
We can, however, generate renewable energy using solar power.
Researchers have been experimenting for years the possibility of creating fuel from plants such as corn, soy beans and even rice.
One of the biggest problems with this is the amount of available farm land versus the amount of grain we'd need to produce to meet current demands.
There may be plenty of uninhabited land on the planet but some of it is in areas that only receive sunlight a few months out of the year, some of it is too cold or too wet, or too dry.
Using solar panels to store energy from the sun, we can then convert that energy into power to run irrigation systems and heating systems to help increase our growing capacity.
But let's bring this down to an even more basic level - your home.
One of the more popular types of renewable energy is to create a bio-fuel using algae as an organic base.
Not only is this type of energy easy to produce, but it's very inexpensive and the average homeowner can literally produce enough of it to be completely self-sufficient.
The only problem is, the algae requires a certain amount of sunlight every day and the temperature of the pool needs to be maintained in order to maximize production.
Using electricity to light and heat your algae pool would completely defeat its purpose.
But creating this renewable energy source using solar power makes perfect sense.
You're creating energy without depleting a natural resource.
Which is the exact definition of renewable energy.
As we've learned with coal and then oil, some types of energy sources are not renewable.
Once we run out of coal or oil, they're gone for good.
Or at least for the next few million years.
Therefore, our goal must be to create renewable sources of energy.
Relying on solar power or wind power or water power is wonderful because they're free.
But if the sun doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow or you're house sheltered from the sun and the wind, they're not going to do you much good.
But if we can find ways to create renewable energy sources using solar power, and then learn how to store that energy for future use, then it won't matter if it's a sunny day or not.
We can use the energy we've stored until the sun comes out again, and then we can create more.
Hopefully, without harming our planet in the process.
Renewable energy means to use a renewable energy source - such as corn or soy or algae - to create power.
We can turn algae into a bio - fuel which, when burned, will create energy to generate power.
And when we run out of algae, we can grow more, or renew, our energy supply.
When we use solar power to warm our homes or keep our appliances running we take energy from the Sun and convert it to power.
But we can't go create another Sun were we to run out of the one we have.
We can, however, generate renewable energy using solar power.
Researchers have been experimenting for years the possibility of creating fuel from plants such as corn, soy beans and even rice.
One of the biggest problems with this is the amount of available farm land versus the amount of grain we'd need to produce to meet current demands.
There may be plenty of uninhabited land on the planet but some of it is in areas that only receive sunlight a few months out of the year, some of it is too cold or too wet, or too dry.
Using solar panels to store energy from the sun, we can then convert that energy into power to run irrigation systems and heating systems to help increase our growing capacity.
But let's bring this down to an even more basic level - your home.
One of the more popular types of renewable energy is to create a bio-fuel using algae as an organic base.
Not only is this type of energy easy to produce, but it's very inexpensive and the average homeowner can literally produce enough of it to be completely self-sufficient.
The only problem is, the algae requires a certain amount of sunlight every day and the temperature of the pool needs to be maintained in order to maximize production.
Using electricity to light and heat your algae pool would completely defeat its purpose.
But creating this renewable energy source using solar power makes perfect sense.
You're creating energy without depleting a natural resource.
Which is the exact definition of renewable energy.
As we've learned with coal and then oil, some types of energy sources are not renewable.
Once we run out of coal or oil, they're gone for good.
Or at least for the next few million years.
Therefore, our goal must be to create renewable sources of energy.
Relying on solar power or wind power or water power is wonderful because they're free.
But if the sun doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow or you're house sheltered from the sun and the wind, they're not going to do you much good.
But if we can find ways to create renewable energy sources using solar power, and then learn how to store that energy for future use, then it won't matter if it's a sunny day or not.
We can use the energy we've stored until the sun comes out again, and then we can create more.
Hopefully, without harming our planet in the process.
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