Go Greener Tips

Energy is definitely the most important commodity in the world. Up until the 20th century, wood was the most common source of energy for all uses domestic and industrial. Wood was used to power factories, homes, steam ships and trains until the 20th century. However, with the perfection of the steam engine and the diesel engine, more and more types of fossil fuels were used to create the energy that you need globally. Especially after the First World War, the demand for fossil fuels has grown exponentially to create energy madness and energy shortage.

Nowadays, fossil fuels still supply more than %90 of all our energy needs globally. However, recent research shows that there are only enough fossil fuels for only another 25 to 30 years in the world. Hence, it is essential that new renewable energy sources are found all over the world, as the need for energy grows more and more each day. In addition, the fact that oil barrel prices have reached almost the price of $200 a barrel doesn’t help either as the cost of energy quadruples every year. Since everything in the world is dependent on fuel prices, the price of commodities such as food stuffs, transportation, technological products etc also goes up. Thus more and more products and services become more expensive every day.

Of course, there are also very important environmental concerns for the need for renewable energy sources. Factors such as global warming push the world to use more environmental friendly solutions for our energy needs. Fortunately all types of renewable energy sources are quite environment friendly due to their nature.

There are several different types of renewable energy sources that are available for our use:

- Solar Energy (Using Sun to create electricity from light and to create heating power from its heat)
- Hydro Energy (Energy from dams etc)
- Geothermic Energy (Energy from natural hot water sources)
- Wind powered energy (Using the wind to create electricity)
- Biomass Energy (Using wood and other renewable biological products to create energy)

These types of renewable energies are being used more and more globally. However, especially solar energy and wind energy are being harnessed to be used domestically in our homes.

In order to learn more about generating your own power at home with renewable energy sources, you can visit http://www.generateyourelectricity.com/ for further details.

Author: Dowl White
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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