| One of the world's greatest discoveries is | | | | approximately 90% of the earth's electricity |
| electricity. If only Ben Franklin could have stuck | | | | generated through renewable resources. |
| around to see what it is truly capable of! | | | | Nuclear Fission: Although nuclear fission does not |
| Electricity has been responsible of the creation of | | | | only make atom bombs, it does help in electricity |
| new civilizations. The world's enormous amount of | | | | production. Nuclear fission is essentially used to |
| electricity produced is created in part by a | | | | create heat to move a turbine as noted above. It |
| combination of fossil fuels, water, nuclear fission, | | | | causes a chain reaction whereas the element |
| solar, and wind. Different methods of electricity | | | | Uranium is in contact with neutrons causing it to |
| production are listed below, most notably the | | | | split. Each time a Uranium nucleus splits, more |
| rising interest in home solar power and wind | | | | neutrons are released which causes more splits |
| power technology. | | | | and so on. The chain reaction that is caused |
| Enormous turbines are the production hub of | | | | produces heat which is used to heat water to |
| electricity. These turbines must have an action to | | | | create vapor which eventually moves turbines to |
| make them move. There are several ways these | | | | create electricity. |
| turbines can be moved: | | | | Bio-Waste: With some current advances in |
| Burning fossil fuels: Electricity can be produced | | | | technology, electricity can also being generated by |
| when the turbine blades are moved by large | | | | bio-waste. In some rural areas, bio-gas can be a |
| doses of vapor. The vapor is created by heating | | | | typical way of generating electricity. Actually, a |
| large amounts of water in even larger furnaces. | | | | recently-new technology has evolved in India |
| The burning of fossil fuels such as petroleum, coal, | | | | which can use human waste to generate |
| and natural gas heat the water causing a release | | | | electricity. Talk about renewable! Wind/Solar : As |
| of enormous amounts of carbon dioxide in our air, | | | | noted above, home solar power and wind power |
| and thus in turn severely polluting our atmosphere. | | | | technology are fast-movers in the way people |
| For long-term benefits, it is imperative to analyze | | | | are acquiring free and eco-friendly electricity.....and |
| alternate methods of electricity production to help | | | | seems to be a sign of times to come. |
| our environment. | | | | Wind: Electricity can be produced when wind |
| Water: Dams are constructed to be producers of | | | | energy is converted to electrical energy. The |
| electricity. Water dams serve two main purposes: | | | | spinning blades of windmills are used to produce |
| they restrict and control bodies of water as well | | | | large doses of wind energy through wind turbines |
| as producing electricity. What happens with water | | | | which is then converted into electrical energy. |
| dams is that the river water is used to move the | | | | Solar : Electrical energy can be produced with a |
| turbines, which it turn produces electricity. | | | | device known as a solar generator. Sunlight is |
| Electricity generated in this manner helps in the | | | | converted into electrical energy by solar cells |
| control of air pollution. However, electricity | | | | known as photovoltaic cells. This power can be |
| produced in this manner also can have obvious | | | | stored in cells for later use, allowing electricity to |
| adverse impacts on the ecosystem in the water | | | | be used even when it is dark or cloudy. |
| body itself. Nevertheless, water accounts for | | | | |