We can identify natural energy resources as renewable or non-renewable. Non-renewable forms of energy are also called conventional sources of energy which is the term for those created from fossil fuels such as gasoline, coal and diesel. Renewable energy resources are alternative forms of energy which includes tidal, solar, nuclear, hydrological, geothermal, wind and biomass. [...] Read more »
Environmentally Friendly Renewable Energy Sources
We already know that oil, gas and coal are all resources that we may eventually run out of. These are the non-renewable resources that we rely heavily on today. We use these non-renewable resources to do many things, including supplying us with power, heating our homes, businesses and schools and more. There is no doubt [...] Read more »
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
There are two different types of wind turbine; Vertical and Horizontal. Each one works their in their own particular way and they each have their advantages and disadvantages. One thing they have in common and that is that they both produce energy from the wind – they just do it in a different way. Read more »
Offshore Wind Turbines – Good or Bad?
Most of us have seen so-called wind farms consisting of many wind turbines when we travel around the countryside. Wind turbines are used for several purposes but one of their main uses is to generate electrical energy from the wind. If the wind that they harness is in great enough amounts it can be converted [...] Read more »
Why Choose Wind Power As An Alternative Energy Source?
Wind power is a form of alternative energy production that is becoming more commonplace as evidenced by the number of wind farms that one sees nowadays dotting the landscape and on offshore wind farms. This has caused many people to seriously consider wind power as an alternative energy source – and why not because the [...] Read more »
