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Renewable Fuels are slowly inching their way as a viable
energy source. Based from the recent Monthly Energy Review released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), they overtook
nuclear energy in terms of aggregate production and consumption in the first
nine months of 2011, taking a slump only in August and September.
While it is still a long way before renewable energy sources
become our main energy source and the likelihood of replacing coal in generating
electricity in the near future is dim, it is comforting to know that there are
other possible alternatives to fossil fuels that we can tap in case the need
arises. In addition, the feasibility of using renewable fuels for energy
generation instead of nuclear energy is also shown by this circumstance.
This new development in energy use also addresses the matter
that the energy used to power electric vehicles comes from non-environment
friendly sources. Current electricity generation may not be green but having a
cleaner source of energy is not far from reality.
The renewable sources of energy included in the EIA’s Monthly
Energy Review for December 2011 are hydroelectric, geothermal, solar, wind,
waste and ethanol.
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