The alternative energy source with the most potential 42 Articles

by Roy C Dudgeon

The Alternative Energy System With the Most Potential Introduction: There are three basic sources of power available to us: fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy. While the former two are generally referre...read more

by Daniel J. Gansle

The 1966 film, Texas Across the River, always gives me a good laugh. In the movie, Sam Hollis ("King of Smooth" Dean Martin) and others decry the "black poison" that bubbles up out of the mucky Texas soil and poisons their...read more

by Robert Williscroft

Where does usable energy on this planet come from? Three sources, actually. As our planet compressed during its formative stages it generated a lot of heat that is now stored inside the earth. We see evidence of this a...read more

by Patricia Young

During my recent travels overseas, I saw quite a lot of wind farms in Great Britain and I started wondering about the viability of harnessing energy from wind power in Australia. The first electricity generating wind tu...read more

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by Christopher Calder

British scientist James Lovelock, the father of the living earth Gaia theory, has stated that nuclear power is the only way to have a large human population on planet earth without causing global warming and destroying the...read more

by Kerry Mulherin

Fuel For 0.90 cents per gallon. With oil and gas prices at a record high, scientists are scrambling to find ways of creating alternative fuels from renewable sources. In February 2000, a report stated that a study funde...read more

by Carel Two-Eagle

My home camp has been in Dakota Territory for over 13 years now. Dakota Territory is the Saudi Arabia of wind - as is most of the Great Plains. Wind is a terrific 'alternative' source of energy to petroleum and coal, but...read more

by Bob Knapman

I have no doubt that the most reliable, predictable and renewable source of energy is the Earth itself. By the term "Earth" I am referring to Geo-thermal. The Earth has an internal temperature of several thousand degrees i...read more

by AMERICAN MAN

~=PERPETUAL RESOURCES=~ GEOTHERMAL - its the heat! I study a lot of sciences (knowledge of man) in a very uncommon process. Discovering that our matter is just states of the same thing (in transition). That is not de...read more

by Maynard Delfin

As the Philippines seeks better ways to use its resources in combating climate change, a new discovery by a Filipino biotechnology company based in the U.S. has tapped a wonder plant in the country as a source of biofuel. ...read more

by Matt Dubois

Two potentially viable alternative energy sources are nuclear power, and hydrogen fuel cells. Many discuss nuclear fission in a negative light; they feel that the risks of accidents such as meltdowns or waste spills...read more

by Chris Visco

"Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy." DICK CHENEY APRIL 2001 This statement is typical of the ignorance surrounding the energy cr...read more

by Gideon Azeh

Energy source The motion of air molecule, in fact the turbulence in the air could be a huge source of energy. It's what has driven a wind turbine that has provided electrical energy in some places and wind mills in s...read more

by Phillip Fears

While I applaud the 9th Circuit Court for its decision against the Bush Administrations attempts to avoid any responsibility for salmon recovery, I can just hear the conservative pundits ranting and raving about the "Liber...read more

by Dr. Awsome

Fossil fuels make up about 90% of the worlds total energy needs, the next largest provider is nuclear energy with about 6%. Nuclear energy has the largest potential just becuase of the infustructure already in place a...read more

by Duane Card

We made our own hydrogen generator out of common parts we got from the local hardware store. We used well water as the source of hydrogen. The set-up that is described here was a prototype and is certainly not the ulti...read more

by Louise Debell

As I was reading the other articles on alternative energy sources, I agree with Kevin Dutton. Solar and Wind power is what we need to gain back our country. We have enough sun in the atmosphere to heat homes, even ...read more

by Sean Boyce

In my opinion the best alternative energy source would probably be dependent on the location of where the energy is needed. Take for example central Africa. They won't exactly be wanting tidal generators and even if they w...read more

by Harry Joel

Lets start with solar panels which generate DC electricity. To be used to run electric motors an expensive converter must be used to convert DC to 60 cycle AC at the common 220/127 voltage. If the sun does not come out for...read more

by Dwayne Theriault

I have fished the Bay of Fundy all my adult life and I do know this bay truly is one powerful bay . I suspect the Bay of Fundy alone could power the eastern seaboard of North America if ever truly harnessed . Man...read more