Category: Alternative Energy

  • Renewable Energy: Why Do We Need It?

    Every day people enjoy the convenience of electricity, heating, and transportation. Many of us cannot imagine our lives without technological inventions such as cars or smartphones. But what are the cost of the progress and the heavy consumption of energy? It is becoming obvious that our 7 billion world population is now depleting the energy…

  • Discussion of Renewable Energy Resources

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Environmental Impact Social Impact Economic Impact Cost Conclusion References Introduction Environmental awareness has recently become one of the key values addressed by governments, corporations, and social capital across the globe. The question of environmental challenges catalyzed by industrialization and overpopulation was first explicitly stated during the United Nations conference in…

  • How Wind Turbines Convert Wind Energy into Electrical Energy?

    Contents Introduction First law of thermodynamics Stages for generating electricity Wind blades The rotor Shaft Generators Conclusion List of references Introduction The demand for renewable energy has contributed immensely towards the growth of wind energy industry. Nations such as the United States have shifted away from using fossil fuels. However, the success of wind energy…

  • Renewable Energy Technology in Egypt

    Introduction Climate change has made renewable energy a global priority to replace fossil fuel that continues to impact the environment negatively. Egypt is one of the leading producers of oil in Africa. The country has been generating significant income from exporting oil, which has contributed immensely to the growth of Egypts economy. However, Egypt has…

  • Environmental Degradation and Renewable Energy

    Table of Contents Literature Review Methodology Findings Discussion Conclusion and Recommendation References The global community relies on the surrounding environment for food production, transport, and economic development. Most of these actions put pressure on the available natural resources. Environmentalists and sociologists have identified new ways of collaborating to find solutions to the challenges associated with…

  • Electricity vs. Solar Energy Compared and Contrasted

    Introduction Currently, all people have become dependent on electricity, with the majority of electrical appliances operating on electric power for both commercial and residential environments. Solar energy has become a favorable alternative to energy with increasing popularity because of its ability to reduce costs and be environmentally friendly. Advancement in electrical engineering research has revolved…

  • Solving the Climate Change Crisis by Using Renewable Energy Sources

    Table of Contents Introduction Renewable Energy Sources Solving Climate Change Conclusion Reference Introduction Climate change has caused extreme changes in temperature and weather patterns on planet earth, thus threatening the lives of living organisms. Some causes of this drastic climate change are natural, while most of them originate from human activities that include the combustion…

  • Renewable Energy Sources: Definition, Types and Stocks

    Introduction This research report analyzes the growing interest of the use renewable energy as an alternative to the non-renewable energy. In the past, the world has totally relied on traditional energy sources like gas, oil, and coal. The global growth of industrialization in the entire world especially in China, India, and developed countries like Japan,…

  • Renewable Energy Sources: Popularity and Benefits

    Energy is provided in many forms by nature (Luo and Hong, 2016). We need the energy to perform work and operate other tools. Energy helps us to maintain life in the cities. The sources of energy we rely upon are fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) and solar, wind, tidal, and hydroelectric energy (Einspruch, 2013).…

  • Promoting the Use of Green Energy in Emerging Economies

    Table of Contents Executive Summary Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Biomass Hydropower Conclusion Executive Summary The United States of America has been leading the effort to fight climate change that is threatening the very existence of human beings on the planet earth. For a long time, scientists had warned about the imminent dangers of…