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Solar panels
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Solar
The sun's light hits the
surface of earth with energy that can amount to
1 Kilowatt Hour per square meter per day in the warmer
parts of the United States. Solar collectors can provide energy for
hot water supply and for heating and cooling (using
heat pumps) of buildings and homes. Solar energy can
be converted to electricity either via high efficiency
low cost photovoltaic cells or via light concentration
systems that generate steam to create electricity
by steam turbine driven generators.
Geothermal
Wherever available, geothermal energy - hot water or steam extracted from
geothermal reservoirs in the Earth's crust -
can be used for heating and cooling and for generating
electricity.
Windmills
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Wind
High efficiency, low cost wind turbines can generate
electricity along coast lines and mountain ridges to
provide substantial amount of the nation electrical
power.
Hydro power Sophisticated smartly positioned systems of medium and
small dams and small hydroelectric generators can
generate electricity using river and tide water and can
also be utilized for storage of unevenly generated energy,
such as energy generated by solar power and wind, by using such energy to pump
water to elevated reservoirs and recovering it in the
form of hydropower.
Biomass
Renewable fuels can be made from organic matter such as agricultural crops (Sugar canes
and sugar beets are two of many examples of suitable crops,) crop-waste
residues, animal and municipal waste, and wood.
Additional information:
Renewable Potential maps
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