The wide spread use of renewable energy is one of the most
important developments that needs to be emphasized over the coming years, and
while the entire world has heard of climate change, there is a lot of talk but
some countries are failing to commit (Australia has reduced its renewable
energy investments by 70% in one year).
However a study shows that poorer nations are expanding
their renewable energy sources at a much greater rate than wealthier ones. This
can mostly be attributed to the energy requirements of these countries, and
many of the countries with the largest growth do not have already existing
infrastructure in place, as a result this means that there is no transition
from non-renewable to renewable sources, they can just begin installing solar
panels and wind turbines.
Another interesting development in renewable energy
generation can be found in Fairbanks Alaska, where a new floating wind turbine
will be installed that will be able to take advantage of air currents over five
times greater than that at ground level. One of the benefits of a project like
this that is easily overlooked is the potential for a transportable large scale
energy generator that could be of massive use after a natural disaster where
the regular flow of power is disrupted. This coupled with long term energy
storage could easily provide environmentally friendly energy to locations where
it was previously impossible.
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