What energy should be used for the future?

Question

Nuclear Energy.

Solar Power.

Ethanol.

Oil/Gas.

Wind power.

Other? If you have something.

Answer 1

The oil & gas is the only one that nature has a recycle cycle . It all comes from plants. The CO2 is completely recycled includeing fossil fuel.

Answer 2

solar, anyway wasnt there like water power? Dams and what not?

Answer 3

I think future energy should come from wind power or ethanol!

Answer 4

Well it depends on the country and the climate your living in...

For countries with say a high dessert factor (lots of sun) like Australia or Africa you would use more solar power.

For places with a high average of wind you would use wind power.

With places that have lots of mountains that produce water a water turbine would be the best option.

But there is also Geothermal, this runs 2 pipes deep into the ground and pumps water down one of them, this water gets so deep the crust temperature is very hot so it heats up the water forcing it up the other pipe which has a condenser at the top to convert that hot water into steam which turns a turbine generating electricity. And the cycle repeats.

America is a good place to put geothermal energy because there are very hot crust places not to far down, this is more efficient and one of the cheapest renewable sources around.

Fossil fuels are a no go, but we should keep some places that run off it just as a "backup device".

But its always best not to rely on one power source, countries should rely on two or even three so one backs up the other

And the reason coal power is cheap is because we have got all the technology and the equipment already built so it seems cheaper, but if we where to start from scratch it would become very expensive.

Uranium is "environmentally friendly" IF there WASN'T any waist produced, but since there is in the long term it is very dangerous and a big environmental hazard.

Well I hoped that helped!

Answer 5

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we will never no

Answer 6

All of the above. We can't change the world overnight. But we should diversify. And soon.

Answer 7

nuke, and solar

Answer 8

solar

or anything that will save the average person money!

Its going to get ugly in this country when people cant afford to get to work everyday.

Answer 9

Nuclear, solar, and wind power.  No more fossil fuels.

Answer 10

Gerbils, rubber bands, and a configuration of a complicated pulley system.

Answer 11

Im wondering why it has taking so long for - car manufacturers to introduce alternatives, even more choices, like battery powered cars etc.

I know they need help from Oil industry, and helping to deliver services at the Gas station ...etc.

Even the U.S Government has been complaining about this slow progress for a number of years ??

http://www.energysavenow.com

Answer 12

I personally do not think that we have even seen the energy of the future. The renewable technologies we have now are wonderful, and growing in efficiency daily. What types of energy may come in the next years, is very exciting.

Answer 13

Muscle

Answer 14

Solar and Wind power are two things that I feel should be harnessed more. I also think some people could easily use water to power their homes too!

I am sure that someone will invent another fuel source here soon, and I hope it is better for the enviornment too.

Answer 15

It's going to take all of the above.

We need to do all we can to wean ourselves from

the strangle hold that petroleum has on our economy

It will take YEARS, in fact, probably over a decade or two for us to switch our petroleum based economy into a more balanced use of other energy sources where they become vibrant alternatives.

And I know that nuclear certainly has some public relations

problems, but it is one of the cleanest and least damaging

sources as far as green house gases go.  In fact, it doesn't

contribute to green house gases at all. And it is a more

attractive energy source in terms of Kilowatt cost per hr.

And you left out the most important part of our energy use.

That energy source

is coal.  Coal is still the NUMBER ONE source where we get our electricity. With  new

and up coming technologys, coal can be burnt cleaner than in the past,

and this country has enought coal to last at least 200 to 300 years.

Answer 16

Nuclear

Answer 17

electic bycicles powered, and charged by solar panels...

there is also a coil that can heat water as you use it saving lots on energy bills, but suprisingly oil companies keep buying up all the technology...

pesky oil companies...

Answer 18

A good combination of Wind and Solar!

And research and development into energy storage capacities.

Answer 19

Nuclear Batteries.

Answer 20

Nuclear and oil.

(Oil is just as natural as water, solar, etc. - All others take AN INDUSTRIALIZED PROCESS to get them to where oil already is!).

Answer 21

I'm surprised  no one's answering with solar passively first, then actively.  E.G., use day-lighting, and batch water heating, backed with on-demand water heating, also use this on a heating system.  After you've decreased the demand for light, heat, and hot-water, then start using PV stuff.  I also believe PV is expensive, so make sure to energy star stuff at very least, or go with LEED examples, or go extreme, and use things like geothermal heat/cooling, make sure in door, and out door parts are all in the right place, include thermal mass in doors, start using gray water systems, etc, etc, etc

Answer 22

Nuclear energy - No safe place yet (after how many years 40+?) to store the waste products.

Ethanol - Not enough power per unit of fuel.  Can't be transported by current pipelines.

Oil/Gas - non renewable.

Wind power - too unrealiable

Solar Power - Yes but only for areas with plenty of sunshine and only during the day.  So use with untracapacitors to store the power for night, overcast days.

Other - Bio-Butanol - Unlike ethanol, it has as much energy for each gallon as gasoline does.  It is also compatible with current pipelines and pumps and can be used in existing vehicles.  Can be made from genetically modified micro-organisms (algae) acting on sugar cane, corn byproducts (currently unused parts) grasses & other biomass items.

Wave & current Power - can produce power 24/7 and can produce the same amount of power as a wind farm using 1/2 or less of space (and the space is unused ocean, not land/farm space).  With untracapacitors on ships and trains, the power can be transferred anywhere.

Answer 23

I think that we should have solar, wind and water power!  It would be cheap and sooo easy.  It might be expensive at first, but it's an investment; it'll pay itself off.  Oil is ridiculously high right now, and I think that this shows how archaic it is.  If the above doesn't work, then we should probably use nuclear energy.  Anyway, those are my thoughts!  :-)  Bye the way, I didn't say solar etc. because I'm worried about global warming; that fad will be over soon enough.