Resource Renewable Energy Solar Power
Generation Guide
Resource Renewable Energy Allocations For Clean Energy
Investments
By J K Hellios
This year, President Obama took a bold step in shifting
our nation toward a more sustainable resource renewable
energy policy, by allocating over $60 billion for clean
energy investments.
Included in the plan is $11 billion for a new energy
grid to allow residents solar and wind purchase options;
$4.5 billion for the creation of green federal buildings;
$6.3 billion for state and local sources renewable energy
investments; $600 million in training programs for solar
jobs and wind power jobs; and $2 billion in grants to
develop better batteries.
New And More Responsible Standards
Additionally, the automobile and household appliance
industries will be held to new, more responsible standards
and a new program will be implemented to harness coastal
tide power from our Outer Continental Shelf.
According to the US Department of Energy, our largest
energy resource is petroleum, which powers 40% of our
electrical and transportation needs. The second-largest
power source is coal (23%), followed by natural gas
(22%). Nuclear power gives us 8% of our energy and resource
renewable energy comes in dead-last at 7%.
Ethanol And Biomass
Of the sources renewable energy percentage, ethanol
and biomass account for the largest share, providing
3.3% of our power. Next, 2.9% of our renewable energy
is hydroelectric, 0.35% is geothermal, 0.07% is solar
and 0.3% is wind.
In May 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy unveiled
their plan to initiate 53 new wind resource renewable
energy projects, using $8.5 million in federal funding.
In their 2008 report, they propose that we can increase
our wind energy to meet 20% of our power needs by 2030.
Cutting Our Dependence On Foreign Oil
"Wind energy is one of our most promising renewable
energy sources," says energy secretary Steven Chu.
"By continuing to make investments in renewable
energy we can cut our dependence on foreign oil and
invest in a clean energy agenda that creates jobs and
puts money back into the pockets of consumers."
The primary hurdles include creating a national grid
system, reducing production cost of wind purchase turbines,
improving turbine performance and overcoming environmental/site
issues.
According To The DOE, The Winners Are......
The DOE says the best cities for solar resource renewable
energy in the nation are Seattle and Portland, Oregon;
Berkeley, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, San
Jose and San Diego, California; Tucson, Arizona; Salt
Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; Austin, San Antonio
and Houston, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Minnesota; Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Ann
Arbor, Michigan; Boston, Massachusetts; New York City,
New York; Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Knoxville, Tennessee and Orlando, Florida.
Though often overlooked, Scientific American Magazine
proposes that a massive switch from our coal, oil and
natural gas plants to solar designs could supply 69%
of the United States’ electricity needs and 35% of our
total energy needs by 2050.
About the Author:
J K Hellios has written a number of articles on solar
power and renewable energy including Solar
Powered Homes, Solar
Powered Lights, Solar Powered
Cars.
Keep a lookout for more articles available on this website
soon.
Little Known Wind Power Facts.....
Scientists and environmentalists are worried about
the Earth and with good reason. The simple fact is that
humans consume far too much fossil fuels in their daily
lives. No, this does not refer to them ingesting them.
It is about how people are heating and cooling their
homes. It is about how much gasoline or diesel they
use to power their vehicles. Many of the Earth’s resources
are finite. It is for this reason why many people are
beginning to look at wind energy as the answer to fuel
crises all over the world.
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