It is well established that the need to identify and develop alternative energy resources is essential for the future. The world cannot continue to rely on finite energy resources such as coal, oil, and gas. The burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) increases CO2 levels in the atmosphere which in turn causes global temperature and climate change.
Governments need to make the search for alternative fuel sources their primary objective. This is the only way that we can minimise the negative effects fossil fuels will have in our lives in the coming years. Our scientists need to create new innovative ways of harnessing the renewable energy resources that are all around us, so that we have an effective and accessible solution for everyone.
Much time, effort and money has been ploughed into the renewable energy industry in the search for solutions. Huge grants are available to scientists all around the globe. When we think of renewable energy vs fossil fuels we think of the new vs the old. Renewable energy conjurs up images of cutting edge technology and innovation. This contrasts highly with the fact that renewable energy is as old a phenomenon as the Earth itself. Yes, the technologies used to harness the sun and winds energy are scientifically very advanced, but using these as energy sources is by no means a new discovery. People have been using renewable energy for many years.
Many years ago it is true to say that we derived energy from different sources. The first humans relied on the energy intake from eating food, but as things evolved through the years the early humans learned how to use various tools to exploit energy potential. They could overcome their limitations with these tools and soon with the development of an agrarian society the humans could exploit agrarian energy. One of the earliest examples of the harnessing of wind power by early humans was the invention of a sail by the ancient Egyptians. This led to an age of discovery as new modes of transport allowed them to travel further and further.
The invention of the windmill in the first century marked a further development in wind power, with the windwheel of the Greek engineer Heron of Alexandria one of the first known instances of wind powering a machine in history. By 1000 AD windmills were used extensively across the Middle East, and spread quickly to Europe. Today, wind power is one of the world’s fastest growing energy resources using non-emission wind turbines to make electricity.
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