Are Renewable Energy sources the future?

[el kaka22]

Unfortunately the oil industry is not a cheap industry, they are making hundreds of billions of dollars every single year, do you really think that it is easy to say "stop this whole industry all together"? Of course not, how are you going to tell people to stop 100+ billion dollars worth of sector so suddenly. They are doing whatever they can to keep this going, they are even spending billions a year combined towards worlds superpowers and the politicians there, paying millions to thousands of people all around the world is not cheap.

So basically renewable energy does have a good future, many people support it, and that means there will be more of it in the future, but that will not make oil be gone, I am pretty sure it is going to keep going for a long time and that is going to be the doom of the world unfortunately, just because some people wanted money, we will all die.

[Kimonoe]

Renewable energy is on this planet and it still is most parts of the planet provide this kind of energy. The biggest flaw they have is the pollution they cause during their use and disposal environmental pollution leads to serious environmental problems and well known climate change but before investing, we need to analyze the market and be aware of the market environment as much as we are aware of the market environment. In the future the demand for electricity will increase five times which can be the only solution at the same time, the problem of greenhouse gas emissions can be solved.

Renewable energy doesn't emit pollution, I mean why would they advocate the use of it if it's can contribute to pollution? Maybe the manufacturing of some of them is probably bad but given how there's a lot of innovations in the field, it's unlikely they contribute that much, when was the last time you've seen a solar panels emit smoke and dangerous funes in the atmosphere?

before it is widely used, of course the new invention must be more profitable and less negative effects. indeed, solar panels can be an alternative source of energy, and of course this is a technological development that is more environmentally friendly. and I think that with continued research, other energy resources will emerge which will be more effective and efficient in the future

[Silberman]

There is no doubt.

The electrical vehicle (EV) industry has been gaining a lot of traction and will only continue to do so into the future. Investors are just becoming more environmentally conscious in general by the day regardless of the area we are talking about.

However, be careful of the fact that adoption of renewable energy doesn't necessarily equal an increase in the stock price of certain EV makers or whatnot. They are very loosely correlated.

Another problem with those renewable sources of energy and other devices that use it is that they use a lot of materials that are not as abundant on the surface of the earth and that also pollute a lot, so they are not the panacea that environmentalists wants to make us believe, and when we add that it is more expensive to generate energy with those methods then it is understandable why they are still not as popular as the fossil fuel alternatives.

[Shenzou]

The world has been depending on burning fossil fuels for energy, throughout all these years. With dependence on fossil fuels, soon enough these finite materials will be depleted. Not only that, but it also has adverse effects for the environment, everything from air to ocean and land pollution.

Fossil fuels include, coil, oil and natural gas, with the latter being cleaner that oil and coal in terms of emissions. Let's also keep in mind how strenuous of a process it is to extract oil, promoting environmental disasters.

Most common renewable energy sources include, solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy, tidal energy and a few others.

The big question here is, can the world be 100% dependent on renewable energy sources? How can that be achieved and are they sustainable?

In theory no, the world is far from being able to solely relay on the renewable energies such as solar or hydro, due to the fact they are not that efficient, but i am surprised that no one mentions nuclear energy, believe it or not it is actually considered as a clean energy, it has zero emissions and it is know for producing a high amount of energy compared to all the other renewable and non renewable resources, maybe a lot of people have the wrong idea about it and they think its dangerous, but it is really not, not at the current technological and technical advancement that we reached, and i really think that the solution lies with iot and if we develop it more we could make it work.
PS: here is a link to a YouTube video explaining it if anyone is interested :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAemz1v7dQ

[pinggoki]

The thing is, we do not have a choice but to eventually switch to renewable resources in the future. Fossil Fuels take too long to become useful, millions of years to be exact. Not to mention the damage these non-renewable energy resources inflict on the environment which will eventually kill the planet if left neglected. There are a lot of benefits with renewable resources that the only thing stopping our generation from finally switching towards their renewable counterpart is the fact that corporations are very stubborn against this change since this will heavily damage their profits altogether.

Yes it is the future, with renewable resources, we will be able to survive with just those things because the energy source for renewable energy is everywhere unlike the current fossil fuel that we use where mining is needed and destruction of the environment. There's a good video by Kurzgezagt that tackles this although they focus on nuclear energy.

Really cool that I get to see a fellow crypto enthusiast who watches Kurzgesagt videos as well, but I digress. As I have mentioned above renewable resources are very sustainable for many reasons, including the fact that you can pretty much harness its source from virtually everywhere. And it's not like our species will have a choice when faced with the fact that we will inevitably die if we keep on using non-renewable energy sources that are not only inefficient, but are also toxic and damaging to the environment

[bryant.coleman]

Another problem with those renewable sources of energy and other devices that use it is that they use a lot of materials that are not as abundant on the surface of the earth and that also pollute a lot, so they are not the panacea that environmentalists wants to make us believe, and when we add that it is more expensive to generate energy with those methods then it is understandable why they are still not as popular as the fossil fuel alternatives.

That is not always the case. For example, for the manufacturing of solar panels, all you need is Aluminum and Silica, and they are quite abundant. The minor components such as acrylic plastic and copper cables are also not that difficult to source. And once the cells are damaged or expired,they can be recycled with minimal effort. Same for wind power generation as well. The turbines are mostly made of steel, and secondary materials include fiberglass, plastic, copper and aluminium. Tidal energy turbines also have similar composition.

[Kittygalore]

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before it is widely used, of course the new invention must be more profitable and less negative effects. indeed, solar panels can be an alternative source of energy, and of course this is a technological development that is more environmentally friendly. and I think that with continued research, other energy resources will emerge which will be more effective and efficient in the future

There's no need to fully develop another iteration of solar panels, what it needs to do is to make it more commercial because it's still expensive as it was first released to the public, and we don't need to just focus on these things, we need storage for energy because most energy that is harvested is either wasted or dissipates over time because there's no proper storage for it.

[DPrillio]

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before it is widely used, of course the new invention must be more profitable and less negative effects. indeed, solar panels can be an alternative source of energy, and of course this is a technological development that is more environmentally friendly. and I think that with continued research, other energy resources will emerge which will be more effective and efficient in the future

There's no need to fully develop another iteration of solar panels, what it needs to do is to make it more commercial because it's still expensive as it was first released to the public, and we don't need to just focus on these things, we need storage for energy because most energy that is harvested is either wasted or dissipates over time because there's no proper storage for it.

Renewable energy cannot be stored because it is contineous replinishment process, and i believe this will be the future resources of energy since now mostly the world rely on using fossil fuels and time come we all realize what damage have been brought to our beautiful planet before it all exhausted.

[imstillthebest]

why theres still getting energy from fossils if renewable energy is sustainable ?
 it only means isnt because the energy that we get from renewable can be weak and there are factors that affects it like weather and climate change .
it was like crypto and fiat we need both of them but it was adviced that we can prioritze the use of renewable energy because its more greener .

[RealMalatesta]

There's no need to fully develop another iteration of solar panels, what it needs to do is to make it more commercial because it's still expensive as it was first released to the public, and we don't need to just focus on these things, we need storage for energy because most energy that is harvested is either wasted or dissipates over time because there's no proper storage for it.

It needs to be more efficient, the first capital required to make it work is still quite expensive, and it is very hard for cities to use it because we just have tall buildings that use a lot of electric and solar can't cover all of that for a building even if you had a solar panel roof. So, it is going to be improving a lot both amount of energy created from a smaller space, but also the capital required for it as well. All the R&D on the solar panels are exactly like that, it is not going to be that much of a difference for now because it is not something that gets better overnight, but in 10-20 years we are going to look at today's tech and realize how horrible it was.

The problem is that the coals, the oils, the gas types of the world are ruining the climate of the world and we do not have too much time, unfortunately since renewable energy is very expensive, people literally let the world die before they spend a few more thousand dollars.

[Ultegra134]

Unfortunately the oil industry is not a cheap industry, they are making hundreds of billions of dollars every single year, do you really think that it is easy to say "stop this whole industry all together"? Of course not, how are you going to tell people to stop 100+ billion dollars worth of sector so suddenly. They are doing whatever they can to keep this going, they are even spending billions a year combined towards worlds superpowers and the politicians there, paying millions to thousands of people all around the world is not cheap.

So basically renewable energy does have a good future, many people support it, and that means there will be more of it in the future, but that will not make oil be gone, I am pretty sure it is going to keep going for a long time and that is going to be the doom of the world unfortunately, just because some people wanted money, we will all die.

Of course, it's not going to stop anytime soon, however, it would certainly be beneficial for the environment to even have 50% of the whole energy production stemming from renewable resources. On the other hand, like someone already pointed out, if solar panels ever become affordable for the public,    then the majority of us could adopt it on our own housing and produce our own energy.

[leetcoiner]

Definitely. This will be the main thread anyway.
It is not known what technologies we will eventually come to, but it is unambiguous that if we continue to emit as much CO2 as we emit now, we will simply drown in planetary disasters.

[Sirait]

Definitely. This will be the main thread anyway.
It is not known what technologies we will eventually come to, but it is unambiguous that if we continue to emit as much CO2 as we emit now, we will simply drown in planetary disasters.

I don't think so, electric vehicles have begun to be en masse and it will definitely reduce human-generated carbon emissions. green energy and electric vehicles will reduce the suffering of the earth produced by humans so far.

[Ultegra134]

Definitely. This will be the main thread anyway.
It is not known what technologies we will eventually come to, but it is unambiguous that if we continue to emit as much CO2 as we emit now, we will simply drown in planetary disasters.

I don't think so, electric vehicles have begun to be en masse and it will definitely reduce human-generated carbon emissions. green energy and electric vehicles will reduce the suffering of the earth produced by humans so far.

Electric vehicles are the future, I also believe that. However, in most countries, they are not widely adopted by the public, since most have somewhat limited range, while not all countries have the necessary infrastructure. Here in Greece for example, they have now started gaining ground over internal combustion cars, with more and more chargers being placed around major cities.

[Hulhala15]

Surely, renewable energy is our future because it is next to impossible to keep on using fossil fues because there are so many problems associated with using oil and gas. Therefore, there are so many scientists that are thinking about how to reduce carbon emissions and start using renewable energy without missing out on modern technologies. We have already witnessed the consequences of greenhouse effect and global warming and it is absolutely clear that the humanity needs to do something about it. More than that, renewable energy is extremely trendy now. Look at the tesla cars which are considered to the scientific breakthrough nowadays. Also, they are much cheaper to use.

[romero121]

Energy is a necessity for each and everything. Renewable energy generation is getting importance and more things are under development. As a beginning electric vehicles are promoted much against the gasoline vehicles. More and more innovative ways of electricity generation is found in its concept level. Maybe those into real-time implementation could make the cryptocurrency network consume low power and provide efficiency.

[just_Alice]

Renewable energy is a great perspective in terms of environmental protection and it would be really good if in the nearest future it would account for most of the energy production.

However, the methods you’ve mentioned need some improvement and reasoning before the global launch, otherwise, it will just lead to another environmental disaster.

For instance, solar panels are ecological, but their production is not. In addition, they have a lifetime, which means that at some point disposal is required, and the latter is quite expensive and complicated.

Hydropower plants don’t cause any carbon emissions, but they require a big amount of water and such facilities occupy a large area. As a result, they can affect the environment by interfering with what was a natural habitat for many organisms.

Wind and tidal energy are better but not as sustainable as they are dependent on external factors.

[Yatsan]

Renewable energy resources are some sort of technological advancement to be able to save up from consuming all of those limited non-renewable energy resources from being drained or consumed. It is kind futuristic and would be a great help if the counterpart or consequence will not play a damaging role that could cause to intensify the state of global warming. The idea of renewable energy resources is great if handled properly for we are really in need of those methods so conserve non-renewable energy resources from being consumed to its final extent.

[Argoo]

Unfortunately the oil industry is not a cheap industry, they are making hundreds of billions of dollars every single year, do you really think that it is easy to say "stop this whole industry all together"? Of course not, how are you going to tell people to stop 100+ billion dollars worth of sector so suddenly. They are doing whatever they can to keep this going, they are even spending billions a year combined towards worlds superpowers and the politicians there, paying millions to thousands of people all around the world is not cheap.

So basically renewable energy does have a good future, many people support it, and that means there will be more of it in the future, but that will not make oil be gone, I am pretty sure it is going to keep going for a long time and that is going to be the doom of the world unfortunately, just because some people wanted money, we will all die.

People are now seeing rapid and real climate change on our planet, and this is what is already forcing states and their governments to take appropriate measures to reduce the influence of people on this already almost irreversible process. Now many countries, especially Europe, are adopting programs to replace carbohydrate energy sources with renewable sources in order to reduce the negative human impact on the environment. When a person faces a choice: to die or or to switch to other sources of energy, finally, the monopoly of those who are behind the extraction of oil, coal and gas can be moved.
In addition, technologies for the extraction of renewable energy sources are now rapidly becoming cheaper and therefore we can say that the future belongs to these technologies.

[raidarksword]

I believed that renewable energy will be a great solutions to heal our mother earth and stop or lessen global warming we are experiencing right now. We already abused this earth that's why the nature itself is already demanded the price of what we had done. With these act we can still give our children a better world to live in in the future.