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    Renewable Energy for a Better Future By Sulthan Muhammad Yusa / 8W5 Energy shortage is a major issue everywhere in the world‚ but in Indonesia‚ it is not only a major issue‚ but also an urgent problem that needs to be resolved soon‚ otherwise Indonesia will be in very big trouble in the near future. It is true that the government has the program “10‚000 MW projects” for building a new power plant‚ but there are too many obstacles for it to be successful in the short term. The diagram shows the

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    Renewable energy‚ a source of energy that holds a significant promise to help reduce the amount of toxins that are by-product of too much energy use and bring a positive impact on our planet that we currently use as our source of energy.These include energy from water(Hydropower)‚ wind‚ the sun(solar power)‚ geothermal sources‚ and biomass fuel. In contrast‚ fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas are non-renewable‚it’s finite and will some day run out completely. One of the most common renewable

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    Energy Resources and its Management First Mr. Ankit Kumar Sharma‚ Second Mr. Arpit Kapoor‚ and Third Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav ankit_krishnaa@yahoo.in‚ arpitknp@gmail.com‚ anilyadav07@rocketmail.com Assistant Professor‚ Deptt. Of Electrical Engg.‚ JNU‚ Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU‚ Jaipur ABSTRACT The present energy needs of the world are supplied by the drastic use of non-renewable sources of energy‚ which are mainly the

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    remember‚ the result of the world destruction has been prevalent all around us. The Four Scientific principles of sustainability is the overall flow of a normal life cycle‚ however‚ the world is far from the natural way life was intended. Controlling how we behave in our surroundings helps in the functions of everyday life. Nature has dealt with the conditions and maintains the flow of solar energy‚ biodiversity‚ population control‚ and nutrient cycling through these obstacles for billions of years

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    Urgent need for renewable energy Introduction In today’s world the most important thing human’s need is electricity. Without electricity most of the modern equipment would not work. Similarly fuel is needed to power transportation devices. Natural recourses such as coal‚ oil and natural gas are the basis for producing energy for all kinds of devices. Due to the extensive use of these resources they now face extinction. These resources are classified as non-renewable resources. In this report

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    July 6‚2010 List the four principles of sustainability and discuss. Reliance on Solar Energy: the sun warms the planet and supports photosynthesis used by plants to provide for us and other animals. Biodiversity: a great variety of genes‚ species‚ ecosystems‚ and ecological processes have provided many ways to adapt to changing environmental conditions throughout the 3.7-billion-year history of life on the earth. Population Control: competition for limited resources among n species places

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    TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES SIDE BY SIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES: WHICH ONE IS MORE LIKELY TO WIN THE BATTLE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DECADES? Assuming that the energy is a vital asset for the human being‚ it’s really hard to answer this question‚ because both of them have advantages and disadvantages. When I read for the first time this question I immediately thought that renewable energy sources would win‚ but then I realize that it can’t‚ because this kind of energy is not able to generate

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    Renewable energy sources like wind turbines and tidal barrages are better for the environment than nuclear power and fossil fuels. They also have the potential to last forever. So why are they not being used all over the world? A reason for this is because switching to renewable energy as a primary source would cost a lot of money. Some countries don’t think it is worth it‚ and others simply can’t afford to. There are also many nations that earn a vast amount of money from oil and coal‚ that wouldn’t

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    different sources of energy which can be used to generate electricity to sustain mankind and the economic activities. However‚ nuclear energy is considered as more reliable compared to other sources of energy. Moreover‚ energy sources can be classified as renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. Renewable energy sources are those which can be reused without depletion. Consequently‚ they cause less harm to the human health and less pollution to the environment. Wind energy is the energy from the wind

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    government’s energy policy is to reduce rapidly and radically the country’s dependence on fossil fuels and particularly on energy supplies provided from overseas. An ambitious target has been set for the development of renewable sources of energy‚ the current target being that a third of the total demand for electricity in England and Wales should be met from renewable sources by 2020. In 2010 it was estimated that approximately 6000 people were employed in the offshore renewable sector in the

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