| We are all aware of issues like global warming, | | | | and the electric grid. These large fields of turbines |
| pollution and deforestation. Many books and even | | | | produce electricity and are distributed to cities, |
| movies have been made to bring to our attention the | | | | residential homes and rural areas. Wind energy is |
| urgent need to find solutions to the problem on hand. | | | | renewable, abundant and clean. |
| These problems are very real and we should be | | | | Biodiesel fuel is renewable, biodegradable, nontoxic, |
| prepared to help. We can do so without even | | | | essentially free of sulphur and aromatics and cleaner |
| changing our everyday routine. Using alternative | | | | than petroleum. It is produced from renewable, |
| energy solution is one way to help and they are | | | | domestic resources and contains no petroleum. It can |
| many types of alternative energy solutions. | | | | be blended with petroleum to create a biodiesel blend. |
| The best and most common type of alternative | | | | It is legally registered with the Environmental |
| energy is solar energy. Many states offer tax rebate | | | | Protection Agency and is used as fuels in some diesel |
| on its use. Solar thermal collectors, usually mounted | | | | vehicles. |
| on rooftops, are used to collect the heat from the | | | | Hydrogen, as an alternative fuel is only in its very |
| sun. That heat can be used to warm water or air in | | | | early stages of development and not available to |
| homes, businesses and even swimming pools. | | | | consumers yet. It can be used to fuel passenger |
| Photovoltaic, or PV, is a solar power technology that | | | | vehicles by powering electric motors or burned |
| converts light from the sun directly into electricity by | | | | internal combustion engines. Hydrogen is |
| using solar cells or solar photovoltaic arrays. The | | | | environmentally friendly because it does not create |
| electricity can then be used immediately or stored for | | | | air pollution when used in fuel cells. It is economically |
| use in items like batteries. The use of solar energy | | | | sensible because it helps to reduce our dependence |
| not only benefits the environment but it benefits us | | | | on foreign oil. |
| as well because of the savings on our electricity bills. | | | | Though many people are concerned about the |
| The use of wind energy is used on a large scale in | | | | environment and global warming, not much action is |
| wind farms. A wind farm has a collection of wind | | | | actually taken to remedy the situation. Hopefully with |
| turbines in the same place. Individual turbines are | | | | the introduction and use of these alternative energy |
| interconnected with a medium voltage collection | | | | solutions, we can help to create a better, cleaner and |
| system and fibre optic communications network. This | | | | safer environment not only for America but for the |
| medium voltage electricity is then stepped up with a | | | | whole world. |
| transformer to a high voltage transmission system | | | | |