What alternatives exist to the production of electricity, besides the burning of fossil fuels? Electricity produced by plants or animal byproducts is called biomass energy. Biomass power plants typically directly burn feedstock such as wood chips, agricultural waste, and some types of garbage or animal manure to produce electricity.
Ocean power: The rhythmic and powerful movements of the ocean current and waves can drive electric generators to produce a steady stream and vast amount of power, which would then be transported to land via cables. They present a tantalizing promise for clean energy.
Fuel cells produce energy through chemical reactions that combine hydrogen with oxygen. When a hydrogen-rich fuel such as natural gas or biogas flows through a fuel cell and reacts with oxygen, it produces electricity, heat and water.
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