ENERGY SOURCES Jan. 2014 | Page 2

THE TEN

1.Nuclear Power uses technology to extract usable energy from controlled nuclear reactions. Nuclear fission and radioactive decay are the methods used to extract energy from atomic nuclei. Nuclear power is sustainable and reduces carbon emissions; risk of storing waste is small and can be further reduced in new reactors. Nuclear power produces little to no air pollution and is a viable course to achieve energy independently.

2.Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fossil fuel substitute for gasoline, diesel, and propane fuel. Combustion creates greenhouse gases but is a safer alternative and is environmentally cleaner (spill occurrences will be no issue because it is lighter than air and will disperse quickly)

3.Biomass uses living and recently dead biological material to be used for fuel and industrial production. Plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce, (dead branches, clippings, wood chips, plant or animal matter) used to create fibres, chemicals or heat. Biomass includes biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel; industrial biomass can be grown (corn, poplar, willow).

4.Geothermal Power extracts renewable energy from the earth through natural processes such as a geothermal heat pump. Geothermal power plant is cost effective, reliable, and environmentally friendly however is geographically limited to areas near tectonic plate boundaries. Geothermal power requires no fuel, however drilling accounts for most of the financial cost risks. A large geothermal plant can power an entire city and can supply heat to homes.

5.Radiant Energy does not behave like electricity and takes a natural energy form. This energy takes models of no fuel, self-running devices and uses a magnifying transmitter to run on radiant energy. Devices use transmitters and receivers to tune resonances to the same frequency and apply a magnetic field to currents.

2 Magazine / April, 2013

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