Ocean energy facts

Ocean energy is a form of renewable energy that uses the ocean's tides, waves, winds, currents and thermal elements to generate energy.Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface, making them the world’s largest solar energy collectors. The oceans constitute the largest powerhouse on Earth.There are three basic ways to tap the ocean for its energy. We can use the ocean's waves (Ocean Wave Power)

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Nuclear energy - Use in some countries

Nuclear energy is definitely one of the best solutions for growing energy needs of the modern world. Nuclear energy is much more abundant energy source than fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and unlike them presents clean and safe method to produce electricity. Yes nuclear energy is safe energy source and new Chernobyl is almost impossible to happen again considering the safety measures in

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China - Leader in renewable energy

Solar powered city in China. Click on picture for full size.China is lately experiencing major economic boost and much credit for this boost goes to China's use of coal as coal provides more than 80% of China's power. But this percentage could change and not so far from now.China's renewable energy sector is fast-growing and China will this year invest more than $7bn in new renewables capacity in

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Biodiesel facts

Biodiesel is the name for a renewable energy source manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, and recycled cooking oils. Biodiesel can be produced at home with local inputs and biodiesel production and distribution can create jobs.Biodiesel is both hopeful and alarming. Hopeful because it's renewable, and alarming because rising food prices (food is turned into fuel).Biodiesel is a liquid

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Mozambique keen to use hydropower

Mozambique is keen to use hydropower for satisfying the country's energy needs. Therefore Mozambique will finally take control of the biggest dam in sub-Saharan Africa, Cahora Bassa, which is second biggest dam in Africa (just behind Egypt's Aswan dam), that was in Portugal's hands more than 30 years after Portugal's colonial power ended.President of Mozambique Armando Guebuza said: "We are

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Biokerosene to be used in aviation

Biokerosene and biodiesel are both biofuels, both refined from oleaginous crops. At first it looked like the biodiesel will be the most significant of all alternative fuels and first one to find its place on the international market. But apparently it looks like that won't be the case because biokerosene looks to be adapting more quickly because of its potential use in aviation. As we all know

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Fossil fuels - dominant but dangerous

Carbon cycle process. Click on picture for full size.Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources since they need millions of years to form and its reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being formed. Fossil fuels category includes oil, coal and natural gas. Fossil fuels when burning release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and carbon dioxide is very harmful greenhouse gas,

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