Renewable Energy: An Overview. Energy Efficiency and ...

DOE/GO-102001-1102. FS175. Energy March 2001. Efficiency . AND. Renewable Energy : Renewable An Overview CLEARINGHOUSE. Energy What is Renewable Energy ? safety concerns and waste disposal prob- lems, the United States will retire much of Renewable Energy uses Energy sources its nuclear capacity by 2020. In the mean- that are continually replenished by time, the nation's Energy needs are nature the sun, the wind, water, the expected to grow by 33 percent during the Earth's heat, and plants. Renewable next 20 years. Renewable Energy can help Energy technologies turn these fuels into fill the gap. usable forms of Energy most often elec- tricity, but also heat, chemicals, or Even if we had an unlimited supply of fos- mechanical power. sil fuels, using Renewable Energy is better for the environment. We often call renew- Why Use Renewable Energy ? able Energy technologies clean or Today we primarily use fossil fuels to heat green because they produce few if any and power our homes and fuel our cars.

unused or residual biomass, which can serve as a bioenergy source. Biopower After hydropower, biomass is this coun-try’s second-leading resource of renewable energy, accounting for more than 7,000 MW of installed capacity. Some utilities and power generating companies with coal power plants have found that replac-

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