Going Green

[Crouse123]

The renewable energy sector is attracting a great deal of attention with soaring fuel prices. Renewable energy, on the other hand, quickly replaces itself and is usually available in a never-ending supply. Renewable energy comes from the natural flow of sunlight, wind, or water around the Earth. With the help of special collectors, we can capture some of this energy and put it to use in our homes and businesses. As long as sunlight, water and wind continue to flow and trees and other plants continue to grow, we have access to a ready supply of energy.

Investing in renewable energy is a viable option for many. This is owing to the many changes taking place in the renewable and other sectors. It has become tough to depend on the fossil fuels to fulfill the needs. This is because of the rising fuel prices and its scant supply.

Renewable resources, on the other hand, are plenty in supply and cost only initially. Once the initial investments are covered, it can turn out to be a profitable option. The renewable energy sources are also non-polluting, in the sense that it does not contribute to the environment pollution. Fossil fuels, on the other hand, emit poisonous gases that lead to global warming. Owing to these advantages, many renewable energy investors have come up.

[John D]

Hi Crouse,

I suggest you read ALL OF THE MANY threads on this subject that have accumulated within WAB on this very subject.
It's not all as you make out.

John D
Zenfolio | John's Wild World

[artdemole]

Fossil fuels are not scant. People could not be bothered to put money into the mines in the coal fields.They would have lasted many a year and given employment to many plus a lot more to outside suppliers and the industry as a whole.Even gas would be a cheaper source to energy supplies.Many people would be happy with gas in homes as an economical alternative to all the pylons and turbines. Especially with cutbacks and all the unemployment.

[John_M]

Hi Crouse,
That's a very simplistic view if I may say so. As for fossil fuels, even if we derived no energy from fossil fuels, we need hydrocarbons for a huge variety of other things. Admittedly some of these needs could be met from plant derived oils, but you then run into the problem of where we're going to grow all this stuff. As for renewables being non polluting, will the production of the infrastructure be non polluting? Does flooding a valley to build a hydro electric plant count as pollution?

[Fuzzy-felt bloke]

Pay no attention to the original post, its spam and can be found on various other environmental forums.

Fuzzy-Felt Bloke

[STYRBJORN]

Originally Posted by Crouse123

The renewable energy sector is attracting a great deal of attention with soaring fuel prices. Renewable energy, on the other hand, quickly replaces itself and is usually available in a never-ending supply. Renewable energy comes from the natural flow of sunlight, wind, or water around the Earth. With the help of special collectors, we can capture some of this energy and put it to use in our homes and businesses. As long as sunlight, water and wind continue to flow and trees and other plants continue to grow, we have access to a ready supply of energy.

Investing in renewable energy is a viable option for many. This is owing to the many changes taking place in the renewable and other sectors. It has become tough to depend on the fossil fuels to fulfill the needs. This is because of the rising fuel prices and its scant supply.

Renewable resources, on the other hand, are plenty in supply and cost only initially. Once the initial investments are covered, it can turn out to be a profitable option. The renewable energy sources are also non-polluting, in the sense that it does not contribute to the environment pollution. Fossil fuels, on the other hand, emit poisonous gases that lead to global warming. Owing to these advantages, many renewable energy investors have come up.

Selling precisely what?

STYRBJORN

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy-felt bloke

Pay no attention to the original post, its spam and can be found on various other environmental forums.

Fuzzy-Felt Bloke

yeah i thought so - common pattern to maske several inocuous, stating the blindingly obvious, type posts first then to launch into spamming later

[evilater]

Actually, I quite like the idea of solar energy, and other renwable sources.
It surprises me that so many people on here seem to be anti it.
The survival of this planet starts with each and everyone of us taking steps towards the future. Thinking outside of the box and being optimistic is a start.
I know that solar panels have had there negatives in the past but let us support them and the technologies that follow will improve.

I especially like the fact that you can sell energy back to the national grid.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by evilater

Actually, I quite like the idea of solar energy, and other renwable sources.
It surprises me that so many people on here seem to be anti it.
The survival of this planet starts with each and everyone of us taking steps towards the future. Thinking outside of the box and being optimistic is a start.
I know that solar panels have had there negatives in the past but let us support them and the technologies that follow will improve.

I especially like the fact that you can sell energy back to the national grid.

I'm not anti the concept per se but the two problems at the moment are

i) the payback period (ie the time it takes to recoup the cost in saving and sellback) is often greater than the lifetime of the equipment

and

ii) the carbon footprint involved in creating the generating equpment often makes it a significantlly less green option when you examing all the factors

[John_M]

Originally Posted by evilater

Actually, I quite like the idea of solar energy, and other renwable sources.
It surprises me that so many people on here seem to be anti it.
The survival of this planet starts with each and everyone of us taking steps towards the future. Thinking outside of the box and being optimistic is a start.
I know that solar panels have had there negatives in the past but let us support them and the technologies that follow will improve.

I especially like the fact that you can sell energy back to the national grid.

It's not that people are anti renewables, but are aware of the drawbacks. Taking solar energy as an example, you would need a fairly large area of pv panels to supply enough energy for the needs of a typical family, you would need some sort of storage, which basically means a battery bank, an inverter to convert to AC, and the control and metering gear to sell any surplus back to the national grid; none of this comes cheap, neither is it particularly pollution free to produce this stuff.
Being optimistic is all very well, but you have to be realistic too.