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    There are few criteria that must be met in order for energy to be called “renewable”, first the sources cannot be finite, second the sources must be carbon neutral, and lastly it must not pollute the environment. Most of the renewable energy either comes directly or indirectly from the sun and the other lone source is from the earth. The example of an indirect source from the sun can be wind, tidal waves, and bioenergy. After being aware of the bounds of the fossil fuel, more countries around the

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    somewhat skeptical of this renewable energy source. The second group that I wish to address are those who are deemed to be environmentalists, who have a very strong faith in wind energy and other forms of renewables. Since these two audiences can be quite different the way in which I address concerns are going to have to be comprehensive to both. With focusing first on locals, I wish to include the basic information on wind turbines so that all aspects of this renewable energy source can be fully understood

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    Types of Renewable Energy Sources What is renewable energy? Renewable energy is energy that is capable of being continuously replenished. These sources include, wind, solar energy, water, geothermal energy, and biomass. It is only renewable energy if the source cannot be exhausted. Renewable energies are being used to save nonrenewable sources such as fossil fuels and trees. They are highly preferred by many people, simply because of their little impact on the environment. Wind Power: The first and

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    Renewable energy; the beneficial option for the future! The threat of global warming is influencing people to become “greener,” turning to renewable energy options which are often referred to as alternative energy. Renewable energy refers to energy that does not come from burning of fossil fuels or pollutant infused methods to provide energy. It is the harnessing of natural resources that are constantly renewable such as sunlight for solar panels and wind for wind turbines, just to name two (Lamb

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    Renewable energy: Renewable energy is such a form of energy as is replaced rapidly by a natural process such as power generated from the sun or from the wind etc. Types of renewable energy There are many types of renewable energy available. Most of which, in one way or the other, depend on sunlight e.g. Wind and Hydroelectric power are the direct result of heating of the surface of earth which results in air moving about (wind) . Moreover Solar Energy, as the name is self-explanatory, is the

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    The 2014 renewable energy and jobs review 2014 was completed by The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). It provides in depth research about the recent trends in renewable energy employment, prices and investment. These activities have affected job creation across a multi-national spectrum. Each year the growth in this sector generates substantial employment opportunities. IRENA estimates that 6.5 million renewable energy jobs were accounted for in 2013. This analysis also listed the

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    that would save the American people billions a year. The solution is focusing less on finding oil that will eventually become scarce to switching to a more logical choice; which is renewable energy. While the US may be ahead compared to some countries, we are behind what we could be when it comes to renewable energy. With the United States only containing around 4% of the world population, our nation being on a go-go mindset we use over 25% of the total oil usage globally. Because we are so power

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    have been making the change to renewable energy to power their homes. The most common renewable energy that a single home owner owns it solar panels. Is it possible for all of Vermont to ever be powered by solar and wind energy sources? Renewable energy has many components, there is Solar energy which is the most common, which is radiant light and heat from the sun that is collected by using constantly evolving techniques such as solar heating, solar thermal energy (wikipedia). The earth absorbs

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    The worldwide demand of energy has been increasing considerably. Up to 2030, it is supposed to be 60% higher than today (B. SCHMITZ, 2013). Currently, non-renewable energy sources, like coal and oil, are more commonly used, since they are cheaper than renewable energies. In the European Union, 80% of the energy consumption demands are covered by fossil sources (B. SCHMITZ, 2013). But, non-renewable energy sources are running out and they are also very harmful for the environment, since they generate

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    role in defining business viability; however there is a lack of assessment methodologies for making such assessment possible on the context of assessing Renewable Energy Projects. In view of that, and in order to tackle this difficulty, a generic assessment model has been presented on Chapter three Within the context of studying Renewable Energy Projects, this section provides an application of the generic model as to provide a glance on the insights, or gains in knowledge that can be achieved from

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