| The use of alternative energy devices has become | | | | fuels has meant that electricity was widely and |
| essential in this day and age. Recently there has been | | | | cheaply available for everyone. |
| a surge in the development of practical machines that | | | | It is only since the first oil crisis that there has been a |
| have the ability to generate sufficient energy to | | | | genuine concern not only for the environment but |
| supply the needs of the average householder. | | | | also the easy access to cheap electricity that the |
| The sun, wind and water have been used to | | | | search for viable alternative energy sources has |
| generate energy in almost all cultures from ancient | | | | gained in popularity. |
| times to today. Early solar cells were manufactured in | | | | The use of magnetic energy to generate power is |
| the 1950's and the technology has been steadily | | | | not a new idea but it is being developed as a real and |
| developed since. We are all familiar with the old | | | | viable alternative to conventional methods. Magnetic |
| fashioned windmill and water mills. | | | | Generators belong to the next generation of energy |
| The widespread knowledge and use of Energy | | | | devices and are far more efficient than solar or wind |
| devices utilizing these basic earth forces for the | | | | generators. They do not need fuel in order to |
| generating of electricity has been limited for two | | | | function and will operate irrespective of what the |
| main reasons. | | | | weather is doing. |
| Firstly there has been scepticism and general | | | | Any device that reduces our dependency on the |
| ignorance concerning the various energy sources. | | | | utility companies that supply our electricity has to be |
| Secondly the low price of and easy access to fossil | | | | good news. |