What is the alternative source of energy other that nuclear that can replace fossil fuel in the future?
Scientists differ as to how long fossil fuel will last. When the time finally comes, what alternatives do we have?
Scientists differ as to how long fossil fuel will last. When the time finally comes, what alternatives do we have?
There are absolutely none that can replace fossil fuel if you rule out nuclear.
By alternatives do you mean solar, wind, hydrogen? If so, then the answer is, "there are no alternatives today."
I can’t figure out why you would exclude nuclear? Why not nuclear. France loves nuclear. Germany loves clean coal.
We have both technologies. Nuclear and clean coal. We could be using them today. Well we could be if 50% of our elected official would stop voting against their use.
Solar and Wind are the new alternatives that aren’t nuclear. Hydroelectric and bio fuels are the old alternatives that aren’t nuclear (plain old firewood is a bio fuel).
But I think the future is fusion power. That is nuclear fusion, which is much more powerful and plentiful that nuclear fission. Only trouble is we haven’t been able to make it work, even after 50 years and countless billions of dollars of trying.
Geothermal energy is a new and promising looking alternative. Basically, a geothermal powerstation would drill deep enough to capture superheated steam to drive electronic generators. This method is especially popular in tectonically active regions such as Iceland. Iceland only obtains .1% of it’s energy from fossil fuels! The rest is from geothermal and hydropower.
Yet, the area doesn’t have to be sitting underneath a huge shifting plate to generate enough magma to create geothermal energy; my neighbors use geothermal energy to heat their home and I live in Michigan. Michigan isn’t known for having too many earthquakes.
Also, solar can be harnessed and used to supply continuous energy to large populations. In Spain, there is a fully functional solar power station that generates 11 megawatts of electricity to over 6000 homes.
These countries have some pretty cutting edge stuff, to the point where some of them barely need fossil fuels OR nuclear energy; the problem with America is that we are just not creative enough! (and we have dense politicians as well which can’t possibly help…)
at the moment all scientists r trying to get the new type of energy,n v don’t know the date-time.
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hey I have an idea
solar energy can be used in this place
isn’t it a good idea
Looking for a single replacement source is the only way the supporters of nuclear power can justify their pet projects in an after fossil fuel world. Think of the fossil FUELS we now use- coal, natural gas and oil. Not one, but at least three plus the little bit of propane, ethane, condensate,…. And all that only adds up to around 60 percent of the energy supply. Nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and whatever else is out there also adds the share now. Uranium, if not used in a breeder reactor, will run out before too many years.
The best alternative source of energy available right now is efficiency followed by conservation.