World of Alternative Energy

After recently presenting about a short article on rice husk generating electricity in villages in India, it makes me realize how fortunately we are to be blessed with energy. Take a sec, close your eyes and think, from the moment you’ve woke up this morning till now, how much electricity have you consumed?

From the alarm clock that wakes you up, to the electric toothbrush, the heater in your house, your transportation and all the electical vampires (refrigerators, computers, stoves, etc…) everything requries electricty. Imagine how hard it will be to live one day without electricity. However, most of us, including myself, will not normally stop to consider his point. Worse of all, we contribute non-stop to the pollution of our environment as we enjoy the convenience that energy has provided us with.

However, not everyone is as fortunate as us to have this convenience.

Right now, as you stare at the warm glow of your computer reading this article, a huge population out there is living in the dark. They are living without electricity because they can’t afford it. Won’t it be nice if everyone at least has an affordable energy source.

My blog intends to compile information regarding new and existing breakthroughs in alternative energy sources. It is important for our generation to understand that there are less harmful energy sources that does not damage the environment such as solar power or hydro power. Also, we should realize that eventually humans will deplete resources and before that happens, we will hopefully have already adapted to more renewable sources.

Not only should we be aware of renewable energy sources, we should also seek for affordable resources, because unfortunately, as of now, many of the exisitng cleaner and more renewable sources of energy are very expensive and not many people can afford it. So even though we are seeing slow progress in saving the earth, it seems like we are becoming more distant in helping poorer areas of the world.